Boilermaker salary in South Carolina
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Boilermakers in South Carolina earn a median of $74,840 a year, or $35.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,000. That's 2% less than the national median of $76,410, 25th of 37 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $34.52/hr
- Jobs in South Carolina
- not published
- After cost of living
- $79,830
- Median hourly pay
- $35.98/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −2%
- Rank among states
- 25th of 37
Apprentice, journeyman and top boilermaker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $71,800–$74,830$34.52–$35.98/hr | |
| Journeyman | $74,840$35.98/hr | |
| Top earners | $75,630–$77,000$36.36–$37.02/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How South Carolina compares
- The 90th-percentile wage, $77,000, is 1.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $71,800: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other trades in South Carolina
Questions
- How much do boilermakers make in South Carolina?
- Boilermakers in South Carolina earn a median of $74,840 a year, or $35.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,000.
- How much do boilermakers make an hour in South Carolina?
- The median hourly wage is $35.98. The middle half earn between $35.98 and $36.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice boilermakers make in South Carolina?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $34.52 an hour ($71,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.98.
- How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in South Carolina?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,840 a year ($35.98 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $75,630–$77,000.
- Do boilermakers in South Carolina earn more than the national average?
- The South Carolina median of $74,840 is 2% less than the U.S. median of $76,410. Prices in South Carolina run 6% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $79,830 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2011 (Boilermakers), area code 45. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed boilermakers 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 (93.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures