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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in South Carolina

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Carolina earns $50,040 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,282 a month.

10th percentile
$37,560
25th percentile
$43,490
Median percentile
$50,040
75th percentile
$61,680
90th percentile
$79,320

Based on 2,460 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

$39,385 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,040
Federal income tax−$3,825
Social Security + Medicare−$3,828
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,002
Monthly take-home$3,282
Every two weeks$1,515

Does it go far here?

$53,377Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina