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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Carolina

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $44,560 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,943 a month.

10th percentile
$37,960
25th percentile
$39,300
Median percentile
$44,560
75th percentile
$48,840
90th percentile
$58,380

Based on 470 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

$35,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,560
Federal income tax−$3,167
Social Security + Medicare−$3,409
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,674
Monthly take-home$2,943
Every two weeks$1,358

Does it go far here?

$47,531Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
40%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 plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina