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Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics salary in Columbia, SC

The median outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Columbia, SC earns $46,730 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,077 a month.

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$37,460
Median percentile
$46,730
75th percentile
$54,920
90th percentile
$70,420

Based on 90 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,924 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,730
Federal income tax−$3,428
Social Security + Medicare−$3,575
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,804
Monthly take-home$3,077
Every two weeks$1,420

Does it go far here?

$49,892Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,193 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbia, SC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$374,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Marketing Managers$136,930
Pharmacists$133,850
Sales Managers$128,650
Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Financial Managers$124,790
Software Developers$123,380

All outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina