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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in South Carolina

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the South Carolina OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$122,574
Across 13 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in South Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $122,574. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent13$122,574

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in South Carolina. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLCLEAD ENGINEER - REPAIR DEVELOPMENT2$125,988
The Boeing CompanyStructural & Payload Design Engineer2$116,854
Proterra Powered LLCStaff Change Management Specialist2$124,738
Scout Motors Inc.Quality Manager, Body1$145,000
ALLTRISTA PLASTICS LLCTooling Engineer1$122,574
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.Sr Project Engineer- Engineering Changes Management1$125,861
Mercedes Benz Vans, LLCBody Shop Production Engineer III1$131,713
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.Segment Leader1$124,683
Trane Technologies Company LLCAdvance Manufacturing Engineer (AME), Automation & Controls1$120,290
Schaeffler Special Machinery LLCGroup Leader “ Project Management Office1$118,387

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Quality Manager, Body at Scout Motors Inc.
    $145,000
    ColumbiaWage Level IVDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-270070
  • LEAD ENGINEER - REPAIR DEVELOPMENT at GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC
    $132,500
    GREENVILLEWage Level IVDecided Aug 6, 2025I-203-25211-210234
  • Tooling Engineer at ALLTRISTA PLASTICS LLC
    $122,574
    GREERWage Level IVDecided Jul 10, 2025I-200-25183-147382
  • Sr Project Engineer- Engineering Changes Management at Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.
    $125,861
    GranitevilleWage Level IVDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-088735
  • LEAD ENGINEER - SERVICE ENGINEERING at GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC
    $119,475
    GREENVILLEWage Level IVDecided Jun 4, 2025I-200-25148-026038
  • Structural & Payload Design Engineer at The Boeing Company
    $116,854
    North CharlestonWage Level IVDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-019024
  • Body Shop Production Engineer III at Mercedes Benz Vans, LLC
    $131,713
    LadsonWage Level IVDecided May 21, 2025I-200-25134-974959
  • Segment Leader at Schaeffler Group USA Inc.
    $124,683
    Fort MillWage Level IVDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-963761

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.