Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $24,080 here versus $31,200 nationally (-22.8%; 2,200metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $28,310 locally versus $35,800 nationally (-20.9%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,080 in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits 22.8% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,200 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,310 in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits 20.9% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,650 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$27,570 in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits 16.1% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,890 published local jobs).
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,100 in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits 2.8% below the national Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand median of $40,240 (2,060 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4500007 · Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #485/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 268 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $419K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southwest Oklaho…
- BOOK-MOST 265 rows · May 2025
Read with Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area ($20 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northeastern South Carolina…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 240 jobs · $122,960
- 2. Financial Managers 200 jobs · $128,780
- 3. Lawyers 200 jobs · $102,790
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 180 jobs · $123,780
- 5. Sales Managers 180 jobs · $116,980
- 6. Pharmacists 170 jobs · $131,100
- 7. Software Developers 120 jobs · $124,090
- 8. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $350,420
- 9. Construction Managers 100 jobs · $99,100
- 10. Administrative Services Managers 90 jobs · $122,200
- 11. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 90 jobs · $101,030
- 12. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $100,330
- 13. Physician Assistants 70 jobs · $116,060
- 14. Family Medicine Physicians 60 jobs · $419,010
- 15. Marketing Managers 60 jobs · $132,980
- 16. Human Resources Managers 60 jobs · $116,070
- 17. Data Scientists 60 jobs · $114,300
- 18. Chief Executives 50 jobs · $163,910
Occupations Tracked
268
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$49,384
employment-weighted, 265 complete rows
Top Salary
$419,010
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Production Managers | $122,960 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $128,780 |
| 3 | Lawyers | $102,790 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $123,780 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $116,980 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $131,100 |
| 7 | Software Developers | $124,090 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $350,420 |
| 9 | Construction Managers | $99,100 |
| 10 | Administrative Services Managers | $122,200 |
| 11 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $101,030 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $100,330 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $116,060 |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physicians | $419,010 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers | $132,980 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $116,070 |
| 17 | Data Scientists | $114,300 |
| 18 | Chief Executives | $163,910 |
| 19 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $130,620 |
| 20 | Facilities Managers | $114,260 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $143,480 |
| 22 | Managers, All Other | $125,400 |
| 23 | Veterinarians | $113,080 |
| 24 | Occupational Therapists | $98,320 |
| 25 | Electrical Engineers | $102,470 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| School Bus Monitors | $17,490 |
| Coaches and Scouts | $17,650 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $17,700 |
| Bartenders | $17,810 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $19,120 |
| Tutors | $20,950 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $21,630 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $22,780 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,080 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $23,260 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in SC
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside SC. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($49,384 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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