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
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$74,910	490	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$74,910	490	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$74,910	490	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,890	390	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$74,840	—	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,010	60	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$74,010	50	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$73,740	830	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$73,700	1,560	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,670	280	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$73,660	420	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,450	2,060	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,410	1,990	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$72,650	170	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$72,260	150	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$72,120	1,150	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$71,860	2,650	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$71,770	30	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$70,500	1,870	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$70,260	2,880	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,080	2,400	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,080	2,400	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$69,970	950	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$69,600	3,630	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$69,580	1,290	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,580	1,290	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$69,470	340	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$69,440	11,920	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$69,440	11,920	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$68,510	610	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$68,200	1,770	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$67,940	340	View salary detail
Midwives	$67,940	340	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$67,610	270	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$67,610	270	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$67,580	280	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$66,910	70	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,690	1,270	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$66,190	5,080	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$65,770	100	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$65,520	280	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$65,460	4,370	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$65,450	240	View salary detail
Statisticians	$65,450	240	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$65,370	13,720	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,310	40	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$65,250	870	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$65,160	1,450	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$64,910	960	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$64,740	100	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.