Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other Salary in Charleston, SC

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,420 or more. The middle half of other metal workers and plastic workers in Charleston earn between $42,320 and $65,410.

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

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other pay in Charleston vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Other metal workers and plastic workers in Charleston earn 15% more than the South Carolina average ($46,410) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($48,580). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $45,950.

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

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $53,570, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $43,987 a year, or $3,666 a month and $1,692 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Charleston a good place for other metal workers and plastic workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $53,570 buys what about $53,060 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 3 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for other metal workers and plastic workers

Davenport, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,450).

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary by city

Related jobs in Charleston

• Tool and Die Makers$70,530 a year
• Machinists$59,370 a year
• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,140 a year
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,590 a year
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,210 a year
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,680 a year
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,380 a year
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,520 a year

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