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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters salary in South Carolina

The median railroad conductors and yardmasters in South Carolina earns $73,660 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,686 a month.

10th percentile
$73,660
25th percentile
$73,660
Median percentile
$73,660
75th percentile
$73,660
90th percentile
$73,660

Based on 420 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

$56,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,660
Federal income tax−$7,375
Social Security + Medicare−$5,635
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,420
Monthly take-home$4,686
Every two weeks$2,163

Does it go far here?

$78,572Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
25%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 railroad conductors and yardmasters salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina