Salaries in Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area

Typical pay for 515 jobs in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area. The median for all workers is $49,150 a year ($23.63 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$49,150
Median hourly
$23.63
Workers
394,170
vs U.S. median
-4%

Highest paying jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Most common jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in South Carolina.

All 515 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$125,730$60.45n/a
Advertising and Promotions Managers$170,000$81.7340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040$83.67730
Chief Executive$197,220$94.82290
Compensation and Benefits Managers$150,810$72.5150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000$80.29940
Construction Manager$107,610$51.731,080
Education Administrators, All Other$65,850$31.6650
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,370—700
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$106,800$51.34450
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,670$27.25140
Emergency Management Director$94,330$45.3550
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$81,470$39.17120
Facilities Manager$106,300$51.11300
Financial Manager$147,170$70.761,420
Food Service Manager$75,700$36.39960
Fundraising Manager$112,680$54.1760
General and Operations Managers$109,260$52.536,000
Human Resources Manager$127,080$61.09420
Industrial Production Manager$124,060$59.64980
Lodging Manager$67,970$32.68140
Managers, All Other$136,370$65.56510
Marketing Manager$138,790$66.73800
Medical and Health Services Managers$121,990$58.652,220
Natural Sciences Manager$132,660$63.78130
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$63,450$30.511,190
Public Relations Manager$103,000$49.52130
Purchasing Manager$138,340$66.51220
Sales Manager$139,830$67.231,660
Social and Community Service Managers$79,130$38.04290
Training and Development Managers$121,820$58.5790
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,610$48.37610

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$98,120$47.1780
Lawyer$127,280$61.191,590
Legal Support Workers, All Other$43,730$21.03170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,030$27.421,490
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$52,990$25.4850

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$41,600$20.0060
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$65,800—240
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$76,500—60
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,300—190
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$61,680—570
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,430$30.98130
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,610—80
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,240—100
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$79,410—40
Curator$47,200$22.6930
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$109,060—40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$81,870—240
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$63,130$30.35100
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,020—4,670
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$105,440—120
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,250—210
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$67,630—80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$82,480—170
History Teachers, Postsecondary$77,050—110
Instructional Coordinator$78,910$37.94960
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,580—80
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,900$29.76500
Library Technician$44,620$21.4580
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,580—170
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,530—810
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,110—200
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$81,210—50
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,010—80
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,110—310
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,710$17.17870
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,600—100
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$78,240—100
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,280—2,430
Self-Enrichment Teacher$43,680$21.00640
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$76,130—50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,230—480
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,340—90
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,700—180
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,640$20.501,180
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,400—100
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,040—2,370
Tutor$31,910$15.34340

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Actor—$31.9030
Art Director$87,610$42.12120
Audio and Video Technicians$52,250$25.1290
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$38,000$18.2730
Broadcast Technician$57,190$27.4930
Coaches and Scouts$47,320—670
Commercial and Industrial Designers$58,690$28.2280
Editor$63,370$30.47110
Floral Designer$37,900$18.22110
Graphic Designer$61,450$29.54320
Interior Designer$72,400$34.81260
Interpreters and Translators$64,550$31.03n/a
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,580$18.55380
Musicians and Singers—$13.11140
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$48,020$23.09130
Photographer$56,890$27.35100
Producers and Directors$61,280$29.46200
Public Relations Specialist$63,780$30.66570
Technical Writer$88,610$42.60150
Writers and Authors$78,000$37.50130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$308,880$148.50n/a
Athletic Trainer$62,690—100
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,110$28.90210
Chiropractor$76,750$36.90110
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,050$27.91830
Dental Hygienist$94,570$45.46540
Dentists, General$121,090$58.22410
Dermatologist$207,000$99.52n/a
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$88,080$42.35210
Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,550$36.80130
Emergency Medical Technician$44,630$21.46780
Family Medicine Physician$255,650$122.91230
General Internal Medicine Physician$303,680$146.0080
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,530$21.41150
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,840$21.561,060
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$69,620$33.4770
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,100$30.821,480
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$85,270$41.00170
Medical Records Specialist$61,950$29.78460
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$99,620$47.9060
Nurse Anesthetist$228,740$109.97n/a
Nurse Practitioner$127,780$61.431,050
Occupational Therapist$98,530$47.37320
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,790$22.49240
Opticians, Dispensing$47,900$23.03140
Optometrist$154,660$74.3670
Paramedic$58,190$27.98350
Pharmacist$145,950$70.17920
Pharmacy Technician$45,690$21.971,420
Physical Therapist$101,550$48.82690
Physician Assistant$128,920$61.98620
Physicians, All Other$163,900$78.801,370
Psychiatric Technician$45,670$21.96150
Radiation Therapist$98,370$47.3040
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,730$34.97640
Registered Nurse$92,800$44.629,760
Respiratory Therapist$79,410$38.18390
Speech-Language Pathologist$98,790$47.50370
Surgical Assistant$58,710$28.2360
Surgical Technologist$59,920$28.81380
Veterinarian$122,130$58.72330
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,980$20.18560

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$49,040$23.581,050
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,990$25.00170
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100$16.404,340
Massage Therapist$62,140$29.88400
Medical Assistant$45,600$21.922,320
Medical Equipment Preparer$46,890$22.54150
Medical Transcriptionist$34,650$16.6650
Nursing Assistant$38,810$18.662,800
Occupational Therapy Assistant$75,770$36.43110
Pharmacy Aide$36,290$17.4590
Phlebotomist$39,820$19.15510
Physical Therapist Aide$34,110$16.4060
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,270$29.94280
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,660$18.11350

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$44,870$21.57540
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,460$22.34610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,400$24.233,350
Brokerage Clerk$60,200$28.9490
Cargo and Freight Agents$57,560$27.68730
Couriers and Messengers$39,860$19.16250
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,640$22.42250
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$41,220$19.8280
Customer Service Representative$44,000$21.157,940
Data Entry Keyer$41,560$19.98210
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,200$23.17500
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$43,200$20.77180
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,470$31.48530
File Clerk$44,830$21.55170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,910$31.694,650
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,860$16.281,120
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,840$23.00160
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630$24.82220
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,170$23.16290
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,860$18.69130
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,520$24.29400
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,050$18.78230
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,060$23.11360
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$34,510$16.59130
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,640$21.463,040
Meter Readers, Utilities$50,570$24.3150
Office Clerks, General$39,250$18.876,890
Order Clerk$45,300$21.7870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,930$25.93280
Postal Service Clerk$64,670$31.09130
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880$28.79730
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.61240
Procurement Clerk$49,350$23.73140
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,690$28.22960
Public Safety Telecommunicator$49,240$23.67240
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,220$17.892,160
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,020$21.64350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,750$22.964,420
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,290$21.772,200
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$36,890$17.74100
Teller$45,430$21.84680
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,410$23.27130

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,110$16.8870

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,690$39.28380
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$59,560$28.63n/a
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$63,080$30.33660
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,600$22.8870
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,120$23.622,510
Avionics Technician$84,930$40.8360
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,000$29.33540
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,320$20.8390
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$47,790$22.9860
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,130$42.37130
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$87,090$41.8760
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,570$36.33300
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,300$37.161,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,410$28.081,270
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,130$17.85340
Home Appliance Repairer$47,600$22.8840
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$60,950$29.311,350
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,670$21.96290
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,540$23.344,460
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$75,190$36.15140
Medical Equipment Repairer$48,440$23.29160
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,080$30.33470
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,620$23.86240
Motorcycle Mechanic$56,510$27.1740
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,840$24.44120
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$54,300$26.1130
Rigger$51,020$24.53210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,960$29.79180
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,730$28.72400
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,790$28.75150
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,220$17.42260

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$39,070$18.78620
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,970$19.70400
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,380$23.26160
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,410$27.60290
Chemical Plant and System Operators$67,540$32.4780
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$62,280$29.94600
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$60,320$29.0040
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$76,710$36.8860
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,880$18.21400
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,000$22.60280
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,970$23.06140
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$49,270$23.69180
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,990$38.461,530
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$45,110$21.69n/a
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,560$18.5470
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,930$24.96180
Helpers--Production Workers$40,800$19.62140
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,470$24.261,060
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$33,790$16.25620
Machinist$59,280$28.50470
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,470$18.9840
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$52,180$25.09n/a
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$39,180$18.84150
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,180$23.165,370
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,620$23.86180
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,760$22.48160
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,630$21.46220
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,850$20.60490
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$47,360$22.7740
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,520$21.8970
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$88,150$42.3830
Power Plant Operator$79,900$38.41150
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$30,860$14.8430
Printing Press Operator$42,540$20.45130
Production Workers, All Other$40,350$19.40240
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,840$18.67280
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$38,890$18.7050
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,040$23.58110
Sewing Machine Operator$38,110$18.32380
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$71,950$34.5930
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,350$23.73120
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$46,230$22.23n/a
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,210$17.8930
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$47,720$22.94170
Tool and Die Makers$74,320$35.73160
Upholsterer$44,980$21.6330
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,790$24.90450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,060$26.95830
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$66,570$32.0040
Woodworkers, All Other$40,090$19.28n/a
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,490$20.4370

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations