Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,127
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$16,743
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,530
South Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$76,870
Kept after tax
$60,127
Worth in national money
$64,530
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. South Carolina pays this job a middle wage of $76,870, 45 of 51 states and about 19.36% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 121 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $76,870 you keep $60,127 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $64,530 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,390.
- South Carolina's $76,870 median for electrical power-line installers and repairers places it 45 of 51 states, about 19.36% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within South Carolina, electrical power-line installers and repairers ranks 121 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in South Carolina is $60,127 after the full tax stack, from $76,870. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $64,530 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $75,390 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,860 |
| This salary | $76,870 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Carolina | $60,127 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,908 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$207 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $72,917 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$286 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,870 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,890 and the ninetieth is $102,860 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Carolina's $60,127, worked from $76,870. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 121 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $64,530, the adjusted value of that $76,870 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 121 of 492 in the state.
- The South Carolina median of $76,870 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,890 to $102,860. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The South Carolina take-home of $60,127, on $76,870 for work ranking 121 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 121 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $64,530 — the adjusted value of that $76,870 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 121 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,890 at the bottom tenth to $102,860 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. South Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $64,530 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and South Carolina's own levy, $60,127 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,890 to $102,860) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to South Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $64,530 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,127 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and South Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.