Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in South Carolina

Ranked #17 of 46 · SC

3% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $50,980 ≈ $25/hr
Median annual salary $49,040
Employment 2,000

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $35,900P25 $41,130 Median $49,040P75 $58,080P90 $66,490

About 80% of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in South Carolina earn between $35,900 and $66,490. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

South Carolina
$50,980
U.S. average
$49,480

The mean extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in South Carolina is $50,980, about 3% above the U.S. average ($49,480). That works out to roughly $25/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in South Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,080 $57,950 300
Columbia, SC $56,430 $58,250 310
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,040 $51,680 250
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $48,550 $45,300 490
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $47,970 $52,680 140
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,280 $45,030 50

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