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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Florence, SC

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Florence, SC earns $45,000 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,970 a month.

10th percentile
$36,210
25th percentile
$39,000
Median percentile
$45,000
75th percentile
$48,800
90th percentile
$51,750

Based on 140 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

$35,638 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,000
Federal income tax−$3,220
Social Security + Medicare−$3,443
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,700
Monthly take-home$2,970
Every two weeks$1,371

Does it go far here?

$51,859Median pay in Florence, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, SC

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$118,750
General and Operations Managers$99,520
Registered Nurses$81,170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,750
Human Resources Specialists$61,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,950

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