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

The median hourly wage is $29.21. The middle half earn between $24.12 and $33.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.67 an hour ($45,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.12.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Spartanburg or Charleston?

Pay is about the same: the median is $60,750 in Spartanburg and $61,000 in Charleston.

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

The Spartanburg median of $60,750 is 2% more than the South Carolina median of $59,330.

Diesel mechanic salary in Spartanburg, SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $60,750 a year, or $29.21 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,630 a year. Across all of South Carolina, the median is $59,330, so Spartanburg pays 2% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$60,750

Bottom 10% under$45,070Top 10% over$76,630

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.67/hr
Jobs in this area: 370
After cost of living: $66,720
Median hourly pay: $29.21/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs South Carolina median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43900, Spartanburg, SC). Excludes self-employed diesel 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 diesel mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$45,070–$50,170$21.67–$24.12/hr
Experienced mechanic	$60,750$29.21/hr
Master / top earners	$69,590–$76,630$33.46–$36.84/hr

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

How Spartanburg, SC compares

Spartanburg ranks 2nd of 10 South Carolina metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Spartanburg area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,630, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Spartanburg, SC?: Diesel mechanics in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $60,750 a year, or $29.21 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,630 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?: The median hourly wage is $29.21. The middle half earn between $24.12 and $33.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Spartanburg, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.67 an hour ($45,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.12.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Spartanburg or Charleston?: Pay is about the same: the median is $60,750 in Spartanburg and $61,000 in Charleston.
How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Spartanburg median of $60,750 is 2% more than the South Carolina median of $59,330.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3031 (Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists), area code 43900 (Spartanburg, SC). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed diesel 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