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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in South Carolina

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Carolina earns $49,320 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,237 a month.

10th percentile
$33,430
25th percentile
$38,900
Median percentile
$49,320
75th percentile
$58,770
90th percentile
$75,800

Based on 470 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

$38,849 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,320
Federal income tax−$3,738
Social Security + Medicare−$3,773
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,959
Monthly take-home$3,237
Every two weeks$1,494

Does it go far here?

$52,609Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
36%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina