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
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,730	400	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$59,650	270	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,580	80	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,570	60	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$59,560	—	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,280	470	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$59,100	160	View salary detail
Electricians	$59,010	1,480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$58,720	70	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$58,710	60	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$58,690	960	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$58,690	80	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$58,410	1,270	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$58,260	130	View salary detail
Paramedics	$58,190	350	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,120	1,050	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$57,780	100	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$57,670	—	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$57,560	730	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$57,560	730	View salary detail
Range Managers	$57,550	60	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$57,550	60	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$57,550	60	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	240	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,410	290	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$57,360	960	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,360	960	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$57,190	30	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,030	1,490	View salary detail
Photographers	$56,890	100	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$56,830	70	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$56,670	140	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$56,510	40	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$56,230	50	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,060	830	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$55,990	370	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,150	6,020	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$54,300	30	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,990	350	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,930	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$53,620	330	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$52,990	50	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$52,890	30	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,590	1,720	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$52,560	300	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$52,310	740	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$52,300	450	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$52,250	90	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$52,170	120	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$52,000	50	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.