The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $50,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,160.
Pay spans roughly $32,390 at the 10th percentile to $66,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.23 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $50,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.23 |
| 10th percentile | $32,390 |
| 90th percentile | $66,260 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.