Millwrights in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,981
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$11,719
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,641
South Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$61,700
Kept after tax
$49,981
Worth in national money
$53,641
State rank
37
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for millwrights is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $61,700. That is 37 of 48 states, and about 6.09% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Millwrights ranks 194 among 492 occupations South Carolina publishes pay for.
- Here is where South Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $61,700 you keep $49,981, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $53,641 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $61,080, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For millwrights, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $61,700, ranking 37 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 6.09%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 194 of 492 in South Carolina places millwrights in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and South Carolina income tax, retained pay for millwrights on $61,700 is $49,981. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $53,641 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $61,080 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Millwrights
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,260 |
| This salary | $61,700 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Carolina | $49,981 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,756 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$380 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $59,491 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$460 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of millwrights in South Carolina earn under $61,700 and half over. The published range runs $40,060 at the tenth percentile to $83,260 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $49,981 take-home in South Carolina comes from $61,700. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 194 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $53,641 uses one figure for the whole of South Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 194.
- Figures are distribution medians for millwrights in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,060 to $83,260; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $49,981, from $61,700, assumes a single South Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 194 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $53,641, worked from $61,700, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular South Carolina address, on work sitting at 194 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,060 and the top tenth $83,260, so most people doing this work in South Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. South Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $53,641 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and South Carolina adds its own income tax on top — which is why $49,981 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,060 to $83,260) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to South Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $53,641 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,981 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and South Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.