Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in Columbia, SC

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,480 or more. The middle half of grinding and polishing workers, hand in Columbia earn between $37,780 and $47,540.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay in Columbia vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Grinding and polishing workers, hand in Columbia earn 5% less than the South Carolina average ($45,820) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($45,020). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $42,660.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $43,490, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $36,538 a year, or $3,045 a month and $1,405 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Columbia a good place for grinding and polishing workers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $43,490 buys what about $46,433 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($46,430). A typical home costs $256,154, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary in other South Carolina cities

Columbia ranks 1st of 2 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Virginia Beach, VA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,910).

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• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,520 a year

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