Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charleston, SC

618 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Charleston, SC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$47,720	170	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$47,690	40	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$47,600	70	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$47,600	40	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,510	410	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$47,360	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,340	640	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$47,320	670	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$47,320	70	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$47,280	890	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,220	120	View salary detail
Curators	$47,200	30	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,890	150	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,890	2,420	View salary detail
Firefighters	$46,830	1,470	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,790	240	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,760	160	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,640	250	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$46,550	50	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,460	610	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,460	950	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,270	340	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$46,230	—	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,690	1,420	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$45,670	290	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$45,670	150	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,670	290	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$45,600	2,320	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,520	70	View salary detail
Tellers	$45,430	680	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$45,300	70	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,290	2,200	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,110	—	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$45,020	350	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$44,980	30	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$44,870	540	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$44,840	1,060	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,840	1,060	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$44,840	1,060	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$44,840	1,060	View salary detail
File Clerks	$44,830	170	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,640	3,040	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$44,630	780	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,630	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,630	390	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$44,620	80	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$44,530	150	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,000	7,940	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$43,840	80	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$43,730	80	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.