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Average Extruding And Forming Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Synthetic And Glass Fibers Salary in South Carolina

Extruding And Forming Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Synthetic And Glass Fibers in South Carolina earn a median annual salary of $42,920, which is -4.6% compared to the national median. There are 2,070 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for South Carolina (state).

$42,920
South Carolina median annual wage
$21/hour median
-4.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $44,980
2,070
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
9.44
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,590
25th
$37,070
Median
$42,920
75th
$48,180
90th
$61,680

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in South Carolina, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$45,782
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 88.3%
Rents: 80.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Ohio$65,130Compare390
Alabama$58,150Compare650
Minnesota$51,310CompareN/A
Maryland$49,190Compare70
Wisconsin$48,700Compare100
Kansas$48,530Compare350

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in South Carolina

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$236,9500.67
Anesthesiologists$229,8701.41
Physicians, Pathologists$228,8500.88
Nurse Anesthetists$225,8001.28
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$206,4500.75
Pediatricians, General$201,9900.51
Chief Executives$181,8300.94
Architectural And Engineering Managers$163,7900.92

South Carolina has salary data for 736 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Extruding And Forming Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Synthetic And Glass Fibers in South Carolina

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Extruding And Forming Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Synthetic And Glass Fibers are projected to change by -1.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.