Salaries in Charleston, SC
155K residents · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area
Charleston, SC is part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Charleston, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in South Carolina is $46,490. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Charleston and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Charleston
Anesthesiologists$308,880General Internal Medicine Physicians$303,680Family Medicine Physicians$255,650Nurse Anesthetists$228,740Dermatologists$207,000Chief Executives$197,220Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040Advertising and Promotions Managers$170,000Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000Physicians, All Other$163,900Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$162,230Financial Examiners$158,960
Most common jobs in Charleston
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100
- Retail Salespersons$34,090
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,500
- General and Operations Managers$109,260
- Registered Nurses$92,800
- Cashiers$30,130
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,090
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,620
- Customer Service Representatives$44,000
- Office Clerks, General$39,250
- Waiters and Waitresses$19,340
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,240