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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Greenville, SC

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC earns $61,660 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,002 a month.

10th percentile
$39,960
25th percentile
$47,770
Median percentile
$61,660
75th percentile
$75,020
90th percentile
$77,930

Based on 390 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

$48,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,660
Federal income tax−$5,219
Social Security + Medicare−$4,717
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,700
Monthly take-home$4,002
Every two weeks$1,847

Does it go far here?

$66,116Median pay in Greenville, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,150 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greenville, SC

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,900
Marketing Managers$148,480
Financial Managers$145,610
Dentists, General$139,940
Pharmacists$135,580
Industrial Production Managers$129,490
Sales Managers$129,090

All water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina