Pay and cost of living in Greenville County, SC
Across the 11 occupations we cover in Greenville County, SC, the middle median salary is $35,560 a year. Pay runs from $19,950 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $81,400 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $61,450. Wages come from the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Greenville County, SC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,384 a month and a two-bedroom $1,507. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $23,600 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $31,050 a year, and 10 of the 11 occupations listed here (91%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Greenville County, SC
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Greenville County, SC, set beside the South Carolina and national medians.
Median household income in Greenville County, SC is $76,932, 11% above the South Carolina median of $69,324 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($16,608) equals 21.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $35,560, is 54% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Greenville County, SC pay a median of $1,512 a year in real estate taxes, 21% above the South Carolina median of $1,251. With a median home value of $299,000, 15% above the South Carolina median of $259,000, the ratio of the two medians is 0.51% a year.
Renters in Greenville County, SC pay a median gross rent of $1,262 a month in the Census survey, 7% above the South Carolina median of $1,180. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,384; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Greenville County, SC who travel to a workplace spend an average of 23.4 minutes each way, 9% below the South Carolina average of 25.6. 14.4% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.