South Carolina / Department of Public Health / General Maintenance Technician III
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
2 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $61,243, below the department median of $73,469.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 28,020 people — is $47,880. Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $59,047 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 71st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 1,529,700 people — is $49,590. Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 68th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Health is $59,047, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
General Maintenance Technician III is held in 27 South Carolina departments. In Department of Public Health, the median of $61,243 ranks #4 of 27.
Median total compensation for the General Maintenance Technician III role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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General Maintenance Technician III/Department of Public Health
James Eichler works as a General Maintenance Technician III for Department of Public Health. James earned $63,439 in 2026.
General Maintenance Technician III/Department of Public Health
Gary Roberts works as a General Maintenance Technician III for Department of Public Health. Gary earned $59,047 in 2026.