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
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$43,730	170	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,680	640	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$43,630	3,710	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,620	3,960	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$43,530	510	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$43,320	90	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,240	690	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$43,200	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$43,010	180	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,850	490	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$42,800	40	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,640	1,180	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$42,540	130	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$42,490	70	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$42,060	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,980	560	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$41,600	60	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,560	210	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$41,300	270	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$41,220	80	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,970	400	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,800	140	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$40,580	50	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$40,490	100	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,350	240	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$40,160	50	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$40,120	180	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,860	250	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,820	510	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$39,470	40	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$39,250	6,890	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$39,180	150	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$39,130	110	View salary detail
Bakers	$39,070	620	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$39,060	50	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,050	230	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,910	1,290	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,890	50	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$38,860	130	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,840	280	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,810	2,800	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$38,670	70	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,580	380	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,560	70	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,300	2,030	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$38,210	160	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,110	380	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,090	8,100	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,090	8,100	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$38,010	40	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.