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

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $48,210 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,169 a month.

10th percentile
$38,840
25th percentile
$39,130
Median percentile
$48,210
75th percentile
$56,660
90th percentile
$64,000

Based on 820 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

$38,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,210
Federal income tax−$3,605
Social Security + Medicare−$3,688
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,893
Monthly take-home$3,169
Every two weeks$1,462

Does it go far here?

$51,425Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
37%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 rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina