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

Ranked #32 of 46 · SC

5.5% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $41,170 ≈ $20/hr
Median annual salary $39,300
Employment 810

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $29,070P25 $36,310 Median $39,300P75 $47,130P90 $51,750

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in South Carolina earn between $29,070 and $51,750. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

South Carolina
$41,170
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in South Carolina is $41,170, about 5.5% below the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $20/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in South Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Florence, SC $45,000 $43,360 140
Columbia, SC $40,620 $41,160 70
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $38,890 $40,240 50
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,150 $41,610 100
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $38,040 $39,840 80
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,850 $39,910 120
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,240 $37,790 50
Spartanburg, SC $36,250 $35,160 50

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