South Carolina / Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism / General Maintenance Technician III

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General Maintenance Technician III

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

7 employees hold this title in Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Median total compensation for the role is $55,421, below the department median of $61,235.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $395.5K
Role median: $55,421
Agency median: $61,235
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

General Maintenance Technician III pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — about 28,020 people — is $47,880. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism pays a median base salary of $54,973 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 64th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$32,950

$38,700

$47,880

$60,970

$74,530

Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism median · $54,973

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 Parks, Recreation and Tourism’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 Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,350

$40,840

$49,590

$62,620

$77,180

Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism median · $54,973

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 Parks, Recreation and Tourism is $54,973, 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

This role across South Carolina

General Maintenance Technician III is held in 27 South Carolina departments. In Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, the median of $55,421 ranks #13 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Education

$71,400 · 1

Department of Environmental Services

$66,035 · 1

School for the Deaf and Blind

$63,619 · 1

Department of Public Health

$61,243 · 2

Tec & Comprehensive Education Board

$60,935 · 1

Greenville Technical College

$59,246 · 4

Department of Corrections

$59,134 · 9

SC Department Juvenile Justice

$58,926 · 8

Department of Nat. Resources

$58,653 · 4

Gov Sch for Science & Math

$58,383 · 1

Law Enforcement Trning Council

$57,209 · 2

Piedmont Technical College

$55,432 · 2

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.

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