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Highest Paying Jobs in South Carolina

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for South Carolina, among 44 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in South Carolina
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,33912,140
2Financial Managers$156,04917,160
3Software Developers$132,43029,240
4General and Operations Managers$107,15048,550
5Management Analysts$98,81518,080
6Project Management Specialists$97,91025,900
7Registered Nurses$86,60579,540
8Accountants and Auditors$84,85630,610
9First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,71022,160
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,09719,100
11Human Resources Specialists$72,17320,360
12Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$71,52416,010
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,27133,660
14First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,42435,560
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,80724,430
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,20634,340
17Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,71131,920
18Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,26351,120
19Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,03921,130
20Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,07630,040
21Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,55337,970
22First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,93929,390
23Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,51853,860
24Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,18238,410
25Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,56121,290

Highest-paying jobs in South Carolina

This ranking covers 44 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in South Carolina. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $169,339 a year; number 25 on the list, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, averages $43,561.

Each occupation links to its South Carolina page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.