Mechanical Engineer salary in Spartanburg, SC

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Spartanburg, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Duncan, Moore, Union, Boiling Springs, Roebuci.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$89,640
Middle 50%$84.7k–$95.4k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $108,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,782 and $130,176.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,219
25th$84,672
50th (median)$89,640
75th$95,410
90th$121,287

Cost of living

Spartanburg's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $89,640 is worth about $98,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Spartanburg = 91.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Spartanburg, SC area earned a median of $104,990 in May 2025 (520 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,640, 15% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Gestamp South Carolinatoo few2
Magna Seating of Americatoo few2
ZF Chassis Systems Duncantoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $88,320 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$80,226$88,32010

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.