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title: "Average Salary in Charleston, SC"
description: "Mean $64,260, median $49,150 in the Charleston metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Charleston, SC

Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $64,260, median $49,150 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 394,170 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $48,680.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,350 |
| 25th | $36,510 |
| 50th | $49,150 |
| 75th | $77,460 |
| 90th | $115,790 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 101.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 119.8 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 88.2 |
| Other services | 98.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $225,990
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $181,020
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $180,210
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $172,870
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $167,840
- [Advertising and Promotions Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/advertising-and-promotions-manager): $165,840
- [Medical Scientist, Except Epidemiologists](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-scientist): $160,640
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $152,240
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $150,610
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $150,130

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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