How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?

The median hourly wage is $23.37. The middle half earn between $18.17 and $31.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Spartanburg, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.21 an hour ($31,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.17.

Do auto mechanics make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $48,610 in Spartanburg and $53,660 in Charlotte, a 9% difference.

How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Spartanburg median of $48,610 is 1% more than the South Carolina median of $48,100.

Auto mechanic salary in Spartanburg, SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $48,610 a year, or $23.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,180 a year. That's 1% more than the South Carolina median of $48,100.

Median yearly pay$48,610

Bottom 10% under$31,640Top 10% over$77,180

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $15.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 970
After cost of living: $53,390
Median hourly pay: $23.37/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs South Carolina median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43900, Spartanburg, SC). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$31,640–$37,790$15.21–$18.17/hr
Experienced technician	$48,610$23.37/hr
Master / top earners	$64,600–$77,180$31.06–$37.11/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Spartanburg, SC compares

Spartanburg ranks 5th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Spartanburg area than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,180, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $31,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Spartanburg, SC?: Auto mechanics in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $48,610 a year, or $23.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,180 a year.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?: The median hourly wage is $23.37. The middle half earn between $18.17 and $31.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Spartanburg, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.21 an hour ($31,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.17.
Do auto mechanics make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $48,610 in Spartanburg and $53,660 in Charlotte, a 9% difference.
How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Spartanburg median of $48,610 is 1% more than the South Carolina median of $48,100.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 43900 (Spartanburg, SC). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (91.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures