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title: "Average Salary in South Carolina"
description: "Mean $59,280, median $46,490 in South Carolina (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/south-carolina"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Average salary in South Carolina

Mean annual wage $59,280, median $46,490 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $49,590 (rank 48 of 51 by that measure; rank 45 nominal).

| Percentile | South Carolina | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $27,070 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $34,630 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $46,490 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $70,340 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $103,010 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 93.7 |
| Housing (rents) | 80.5 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 88.3 |
| Other services | 98.3 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $110,640 | 126,870 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $96,300 | 57,250 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $94,260 | 46,240 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $79,750 | 146,120 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $77,740 | 130,680 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,900 | 16,650 |
| Legal | $68,710 | 17,430 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $59,420 | 121,120 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $55,040 | 102,520 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $50,720 | 20,920 |
| Community and Social Service | $50,710 | 31,550 |
| Construction and Extraction | $49,560 | 85,640 |
| Production | $46,680 | 179,000 |
| Protective Service | $45,330 | 54,160 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $44,940 | 3,150 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $43,520 | 285,690 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $38,610 | 206,200 |
| Sales | $35,710 | 230,320 |
| Healthcare Support | $35,470 | 94,000 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $34,580 | 69,700 |
| Personal Care and Service | $31,060 | 50,340 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $28,640 | 229,540 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 67,310 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 65,070 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 56,700 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 56,550 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 51,000 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 49,750 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 47,200 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 42,250 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 41,800 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 34,170 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $359,500 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $274,480 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $265,480 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $239,200 median
- [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist): $238,970 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $169,040 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $168,840 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $160,860 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $158,640 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $143,290 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/textile-knitting-and-weaving-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 7.78x the national share
- [Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/textile-winding-twisting-and-drawing-out-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 6.88x the national share
- [Nuclear Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nuclear-engineer): 6.35x the national share
- [Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber](https://nuecareer.com/careers/extruding-and-forming-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-synthetic-and-glass-fiber): 5.66x the national share
- [Engine and Other Machine Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assembler): 3.88x the national share
- [Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/extruding-forming-pressing-and-compacting-machine-setter-operator-and-tender): 2.82x the national share
- [Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/multiple-machine-tool-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.45x the national share
- [Chemical Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-technician): 2.43x the national share
- [Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineering-technologist-and-technician): 2.40x the national share
- [Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/extruding-and-drawing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.22x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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