Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in South Carolina

832 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in South Carolina for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Photonics Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$110,490	1,280	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$109,080	60	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,060	110	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$108,660	90	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$108,490	750	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$108,490	750	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$108,110	5,620	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$106,860	3,460	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$106,860	3,460	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$106,080	32,230	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$105,800	1,720	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$105,740	290	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,620	9,350	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$104,920	650	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$104,580	5,780	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$104,580	5,780	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$104,580	5,780	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,120	280	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$104,120	280	View salary detail
Security Managers	$103,940	1,750	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$103,940	1,750	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,420	490	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$103,240	220	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,440	5,000	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$101,930	80	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$101,600	7,180	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$101,600	7,180	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$101,600	7,180	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$101,570	390	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$101,550	1,030	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$101,330	3,930	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$101,130	1,840	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$101,130	1,840	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$101,060	7,960	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$101,060	7,960	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$101,060	7,960	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$101,060	7,960	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$100,790	200	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$100,660	12,340	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,400	80	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$99,740	790	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$99,630	330	View salary detail

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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.