Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $80K, rent takes 24.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,263/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new loading and moving machine operators, underground minings typically earn — is $56K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,384/month. At HUD’s $1,263/month FMR, rent would take 37% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $80K locally vs. $75K nationally, a 8% difference.

South Carolina pays $80K median vs. the U.S. average of $75K — that’s +8%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.17), the purchasing-power equivalent is $86K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $80,480 a year, that works out to about $39 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $56,400, and experienced loading and moving machine operators, underground minings can clear $80,480. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,123/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,263/month, which eats 24.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Carolina has a Regional Price Parity of 93.17 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median loading and moving machine operators, underground mining salary is worth about $86,380 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.