How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Columbia, SC?

The median hourly wage is $38.86. The middle half earn between $31.34 and $53.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Columbia, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.92 an hour ($60,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $31.34.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Columbia or Myrtle Beach?

Myrtle Beach pays more: the median is $80,830 in Columbia and $93,360 in Myrtle Beach, a 13% difference.

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

The Columbia median of $80,830 is 11% less than the South Carolina median of $90,860.

Elevator mechanic salary in Columbia, SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Columbia, SC area earn a median of $80,830 a year, or $38.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $124,800 a year. That's 11% less than the South Carolina median of $90,860.

Median yearly pay$80,830

Bottom 10% under$60,150Top 10% over$124,800

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $28.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $86,300
Median hourly pay: $38.86/hr
vs U.S. median: −26%
vs South Carolina median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17900, Columbia, SC). Excludes self-employed elevator 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.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$60,150–$65,180$28.92–$31.34/hr
Mechanic	$80,830$38.86/hr
Top earners	$111,340–$124,800$53.53–$60.00/hr

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

How Columbia, SC compares

Elevator mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Columbia area as nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $124,800, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $60,150: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach$93,360

Other trades in Columbia, SC

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker

Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Columbia, SC?: Elevator mechanics in the Columbia, SC area earn a median of $80,830 a year, or $38.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $124,800 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Columbia, SC?: The median hourly wage is $38.86. The middle half earn between $31.34 and $53.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Columbia, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $28.92 an hour ($60,150 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $31.34.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Columbia or Myrtle Beach?: Myrtle Beach pays more: the median is $80,830 in Columbia and $93,360 in Myrtle Beach, a 13% difference.
How does Columbia pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Columbia median of $80,830 is 11% less than the South Carolina median of $90,860.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 17900 (Columbia, SC). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator 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 (93.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures