SOC 45-4022 · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro

Logging Equipment Operators Salary in Myrtle Beach, SC

The average salary for logging equipment operators in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is $46,510 a year ($22.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,170: half of the 30 people in this job in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($55,862).

$46,510average per year

$22.36 / hourMedian $47,170Take-home ≈ $38,783

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4South Carolina metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Logging Equipment Operators pay range in Myrtle Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,570 or more. The middle half of logging equipment operators in Myrtle Beach earn between $36,710 and $48,560.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,510$3,876$22.36
Median$47,170$3,931$22.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,710$3,059$17.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,560$4,047$23.35

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

Logging Equipment Operators salary after taxes in Myrtle Beach

On the average salary of $46,510, a single filer in Myrtle Beach takes home about $38,783 a year, or $3,232 a month and $1,492 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Myrtle Beach a good place for logging equipment operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Myrtle Beach area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $46,510 buys what about $49,668 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Myrtle Beach ($37,930). A typical home costs $340,239, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Logging Equipment Operators salary in other South Carolina cities

Myrtle Beach ranks 4th of 4 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Greenville pays the most ($52,530).

All Logging Equipment Operators salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for logging equipment operators

Bellingham, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($76,120).

Logging Equipment Operators salary by city

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Logging Equipment Operators salary in Myrtle Beach: questions

How much do logging equipment operators make an hour in Myrtle Beach?

$22.36 an hour on average, and $22.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level logging equipment operators salary in Myrtle Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the logging equipment operators take-home pay in Myrtle Beach?

About $38,783 a year ($3,232 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,510.

Do logging equipment operators earn more in Myrtle Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($55,862).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 45-4022; area Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (34820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.51, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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