Motorcycle Mechanics in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,948
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$9,212
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,093
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
$52,160
Kept after tax
$42,948
Worth in national money
$46,093
State rank
11
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina is one of the better-paying states for motorcycle mechanics. The middle earner takes $52,160, which ranks 11 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 7.37% above the national middle.
- Against other work in South Carolina, this sits in the middle: 256 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $52,160 the take-home is $42,948; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $46,093 would nationally. The average lands at $51,010, below the middle of the range.
- South Carolina ranks 11 of 45 states publishing a median for motorcycle mechanics, at $52,160 — about 7.37% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Motorcycle mechanics ranks 256 of 492 occupations in South Carolina by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for motorcycle mechanics in South Carolina, on $52,160, is $42,948 — equivalent to $46,093 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $51,010 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Motorcycle Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,440 |
| This salary | $52,160 |
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 | $42,948 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,091 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$721 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $50,738 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$872 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $52,160 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,680 and the ninetieth is $64,440 — 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 $42,948, worked from $52,160. 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 256 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 $46,093, the adjusted value of that $52,160 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 256 of 492 in the state.
- The South Carolina median of $52,160 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,680 to $64,440. 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 $42,948, on $52,160 for work ranking 256 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 256 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $46,093 — the adjusted value of that $52,160 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 256 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,680 at the tenth percentile, $64,440 at the ninetieth.
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 $46,093 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and South Carolina adds its own income tax on top — which is why $42,948 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,680 to $64,440) 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 $46,093 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 $42,948 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.