SOC 53-7063 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machine Feeders and Offbearers in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $38,160. The 10th percentile is $32,030 and the 90th percentile is $46,750. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$38,160

10th percentile
$32,030
25th percentile
$35,600
Median
$38,160
75th percentile
$45,550
90th percentile
$46,750
Mean
$40,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Machine Feeders and Offbearers, the published 10th percentile is $32,030 and the 90th percentile is $46,750. The difference is $14,720, which is 38.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $35,600 to the 75th at $45,550, covers $9,950.

The mean annual wage is $40,070, which sits above the median of $38,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $41,220 for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,918, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the South Carolina median of $38,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $40,918 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 3rd of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Asheville, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $38,130 and employment of 70. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,510, against $40,918 here.
  • Gainesville, GA is 84 miles away, with a median of $34,590 and employment of 160. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,746, against $40,918 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 95 miles away, with a median of $36,800 and employment of 130. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,588, against $40,918 here.

Employment share

Machine Feeders and Offbearers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (70 of 434,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Machine Feeders and Offbearers in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $38,160. The 10th percentile is $32,030 and the 90th percentile is $46,750. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers?

The local median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $41,220.

What is Machine Feeders and Offbearers pay in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,160 is $40,918. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC compare with nearby metros for Machine Feeders and Offbearers?

Asheville, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $38,130. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 3rd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.