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

Ranked #20 of 32 · SC

0.3% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $51,540 ≈ $25/hr
Median annual salary $49,610
Employment 80

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $46,420P25 $47,980 Median $49,610P75 $52,960P90 $63,770

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in South Carolina earn between $46,420 and $63,770. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

South Carolina
$51,540
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in South Carolina is $51,540, about 0.3% below the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $25/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

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