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          Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in SOUTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.28 $23.40 $28.78 $37.10 $48.60
          Yearly $42,190 $48,680 $59,850 $77,170 $101,090
          South Carolina Hourly $18.61 $21.62 $23.53 $27.78 $30.93
          Yearly $38,720 $44,960 $48,940 $57,780 $64,330
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area Hourly $19.49 $23.39 $24.35 $29.69 $34.66
          Yearly $40,540 $48,660 $50,640 $61,750 $72,090
          Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $15.25 $18.81 $23.16 $27.74 $28.74
          Yearly $31,720 $39,130 $48,160 $57,700 $59,780
          Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area Hourly $20.03 $23.23 $24.39 $28.60 $33.20
          Yearly $41,660 $48,310 $50,740 $59,490 $69,050
          Columbia, SC Metro Area Hourly $18.34 $20.82 $23.27 $27.05 $29.92
          Yearly $38,150 $43,310 $48,410 $56,270 $62,230
          Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area Hourly $18.65 $22.10 $23.55 $27.31 $30.56
          Yearly $38,790 $45,970 $48,980 $56,810 $63,560
          Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area Hourly $18.61 $20.95 $23.17 $27.82 $32.23
          Yearly $38,710 $43,570 $48,190 $57,870 $67,040
          Sumter, SC Metro Area Hourly $19.44 $21.52 $24.20 $26.41 $27.79
          Yearly $40,440 $44,770 $50,340 $54,920 $57,790
          Florence, SC Metro Area Hourly $18.77 $22.08 $23.08 $27.20 $34.69
          Yearly $39,040 $45,920 $48,000 $56,570 $72,160
          Spartanburg, SC Metro Area Hourly $18.64 $20.29 $23.53 $28.72 $30.20
          Yearly $38,760 $42,200 $48,940 $59,740 $62,810
          Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area Hourly $18.50 $19.93 $22.59 $23.83 $28.11
          Yearly $38,480 $41,450 $47,000 $49,570 $58,460
          Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.84 $18.64 $21.72 $24.32 $29.43
          Yearly $37,110 $38,780 $45,170 $50,590 $61,220
          Southern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $18.60 $18.80 $22.52 $28.30 $37.64
          Yearly $38,690 $39,110 $46,850 $58,860 $78,300
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $20.18 $22.94 $24.46 $28.48 $33.85
          Yearly $41,970 $47,710 $50,870 $59,230 $70,400