Skip to main content
County Paycheck

Salary vs. Cost of Living in South Carolina

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 4 counties and 7 occupations in South Carolina.

Counties
4
SC, listed here
Occupations
7
with published wages
Median of medians
$34,090
per year, before tax
Population covered
1,738,399
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across South Carolina

This page covers 4 South Carolina counties and 7 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $34,090 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,099 a month in Spartanburg County, SC to $1,731 in Charleston County, SC.

Counties in South Carolina, largest first

Showing 1–4 of 4.

Counties in South Carolina with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Greenville County, SC548,1666$34,680$1,384/mo100%
Richland County, SC422,1173$29,540$1,126/mo100%
Charleston County, SC420,2643$34,090$1,731/mo67%
Spartanburg County, SC347,8521$59,300$1,099/mo100%