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
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$38,000	30	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$37,980	40	View salary detail
Concierges	$37,980	150	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$37,900	110	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,890	260	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,880	400	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$37,870	40	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,720	3,020	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,660	350	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,220	2,160	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,210	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,130	340	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,990	940	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,890	100	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,710	6,040	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,700	640	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,650	580	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,620	5,540	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,620	2,190	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,550	1,060	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,510	510	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,290	90	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,220	260	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,220	2,650	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,710	870	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,310	1,050	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,240	5,210	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,110	70	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$35,000	730	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$34,880	60	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,860	800	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,850	170	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$34,650	50	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$34,640	160	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,530	210	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,510	130	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$34,400	80	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$34,330	50	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,110	60	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$34,090	11,930	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$34,090	180	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,990	2,560	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,970	890	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$33,860	1,120	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$33,790	620	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$33,170	450	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$33,120	120	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$32,380	1,090	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$32,020	—	View salary detail
Tutors	$31,910	340	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.