The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $50,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,560.
Pay spans roughly $38,280 at the 10th percentile to $64,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.40 per hour. An estimated 2,310 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $50,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.40 |
| 10th percentile | $38,280 |
| 90th percentile | $64,620 |
| Employment | 2,310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.