How much do Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $39,010 and the 90th percentile is $48,340. The difference is $9,330, which is 23.9% 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 $39,010 to the 75th at $48,340, covers $9,330.

The mean annual wage is $43,840, which sits above the median of $39,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 26.1% lower than the national median of $52,800 for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,650, which is 21.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.3% lower than the South Carolina median of $48,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic at $41,650 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Columbia, SC ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $49,210 and employment of 110. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,551, against $41,650 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 194 miles away, with a median of $49,580 and employment of 40. That median is 27.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,551, against $41,650 here.