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

$50,980avg. a year
$24.51 an hour · 2,000 employed

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina earn an average of $50,980 a year. That is $1,500 (3%) more than the U.S. average of $49,480. The best-paying metro area is Columbia, SC at $58,250.

$49,040Median pay
$24.51Average hourly
+10%Avg. pay since 2020
#17Of 46 states

Top-paying South Carolina metro areas

Average pay for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 4.

1310 jobs
Columbia, SC
$58,250
$28.00 an hour
2140 jobs
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$52,680
$25.33 an hour
3800 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$50,060
$24.07 an hour
4490 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$45,300
$21.78 an hour

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

Pay over time

South Carolina, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where South Carolina extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

May 2025 · South Carolina highlighted · tap a state
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Under $47k$47k–$50k$50k–$52k$52k+South Carolina

South Carolina vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,480$23.79
South Carolina$50,980$24.51
Georgia$51,700$24.86
North Carolina$50,690$24.37

Average pay, South Carolina, May 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS

Questions and answers

How much do extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in South Carolina?

The average is $50,980 a year, and the median is $49,040. That is $1,500 (3%) more than the U.S. average of $49,480.

What is the hourly wage in South Carolina?

$24.51 an hour on average; the median is $23.58.

Where in South Carolina do they earn the most?

Columbia, SC ($58,250), followed by Charleston-North Charleston, SC ($52,680). The lowest average among 4 metro areas with data is Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ($45,300).

How does South Carolina rank?

South Carolina ranks #17 of 46 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4021. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.