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
Health Education Specialists	$64,720	470	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,680	1,170	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,500	130	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$64,490	500	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,470	840	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,250	22,010	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$64,120	720	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$64,090	250	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$63,790	940	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$63,740	640	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$63,450	1,160	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$63,300	1,000	View salary detail
Surveyors	$63,300	1,000	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$63,220	4,140	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,200	220	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,130	480	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,130	50	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$63,070	6,960	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$62,990	640	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,940	480	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,920	26,710	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,810	4,900	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$62,760	1,470	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$62,760	1,470	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$62,760	1,470	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$62,730	2,950	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$62,720	1,200	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,640	2,130	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	960	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,580	16,080	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,420	1,290	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,330	9,890	View salary detail
Desktop Publishers	$62,320	40	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$62,310	980	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$62,160	2,680	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$62,160	170	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,150	1,780	View salary detail
Editors	$62,000	500	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$61,890	110	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,820	9,400	View salary detail
Embalmers	$61,820	140	View salary detail
Millwrights	$61,700	950	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$61,500	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,480	2,130	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,470	140	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,350	8,220	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$61,290	50	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$61,250	60	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$61,110	280	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$61,100	—	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.