Salary and cost of living across South Carolina
This page covers 21 South Carolina counties and 48 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $38,930 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $767 a month in Union County, SC to $1,731 in Charleston County, SC. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, York County, SC has the highest median-of-medians pay at $50,270. Lancaster County, SC has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.