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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in South Carolina

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in South Carolina earns $39,300 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,617 a month.

10th percentile
$29,070
25th percentile
$36,310
Median percentile
$39,300
75th percentile
$47,130
90th percentile
$51,750

Based on 810 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

$31,400 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,300
Federal income tax−$2,536
Social Security + Medicare−$3,006
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,358
Monthly take-home$2,617
Every two weeks$1,208

Does it go far here?

$41,920Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
45%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 sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina