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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators salary in South Carolina

The median stationary engineers and boiler operators in South Carolina earns $72,650 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,632 a month.

10th percentile
$53,330
25th percentile
$62,860
Median percentile
$72,650
75th percentile
$79,080
90th percentile
$89,240

Based on 170 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

$55,580 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,650
Federal income tax−$7,153
Social Security + Medicare−$5,558
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,359
Monthly take-home$4,632
Every two weeks$2,138

Does it go far here?

$77,494Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All stationary engineers and boiler operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina