BLS metro-level wage data places Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC at a median of $46,210 per year ($22.21/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $38,180, Greenville-Anderson-Greer pays +21% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 250 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenderss are employed across the Greenville-Anderson-Greer MSA in SOC 51-6061.

The Greenville-Anderson-Greer pay distribution spans from $37,140 at the 10th percentile to $47,500 at the 90th — a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $39,210 and the 75th at $47,500, so half of Greenville-Anderson-Greer-based textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenderss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide SC data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.