Industrial Machinery Mechanics in South Carolina earn a median of $62,330 a year (3% below the U.S. median of $64,520), based on about 9,890 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within South Carolina. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.

Median annual pay

$62,330

3% below the U.S. median of $64,520

Average annual pay

$64,280

Mean wage

Pay range

$45,060–$83,050

10th to 90th percentile

Jobs in the state

9,890

Employees, May 2025

Median hourly pay

$29.96

Before taxes

The state's price level is 93.7 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $62,330 here equals roughly $66,521 after adjusting for the state's price level.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.