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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Charleston, SC

The median packers and packagers, hand in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns $29,200 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,991 a month.

10th percentile
$26,830
25th percentile
$27,640
Median percentile
$29,200
75th percentile
$37,290
90th percentile
$46,310

Based on 930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,890 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,200
Federal income tax−$1,324
Social Security + Medicare−$2,234
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,752
Monthly take-home$1,991
Every two weeks$919

Does it go far here?

$28,922Median pay in Charleston, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
81%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,605 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, SC

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Physicians, All Other$163,900
Financial Managers$147,170
Pharmacists$145,950
Sales Managers$139,830
Marketing Managers$138,790
Managers, All Other$136,370

All packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina