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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salary in South Carolina

The median rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in South Carolina earns $71,770 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,584 a month.

10th percentile
$41,030
25th percentile
$71,770
Median percentile
$71,770
75th percentile
$73,120
90th percentile
$76,150

Based on 30 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

$55,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,770
Federal income tax−$6,959
Social Security + Medicare−$5,490
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,306
Monthly take-home$4,584
Every two weeks$2,116

Does it go far here?

$76,555Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
26%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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina