Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Cashiers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Cashiers publishes $26,490 here versus $32,880 nationally (-19.4%; 2,170metro-area jobs).
- Cashiers$26,490 in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits 19.4% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,170 published local jobs).
Cashiers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4500005 · Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #474/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 217 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $253K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH North Missouri n…
- BOOK-MOST 217 rows · May 2025
Read with North Missouri nonmetropolitan area ($95 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 Southern South Carolina non…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Education Administrators, Postsecondary lead published employment inside Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 220 jobs · $112,490
- 2. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 190 jobs · $102,910
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 160 jobs · $125,680
- 4. Sales Managers 140 jobs · $115,120
- 5. Financial Managers 130 jobs · $123,280
- 6. Pharmacists 110 jobs · $134,180
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 110 jobs · $128,380
- 8. Construction Managers 110 jobs · $107,140
- 9. Lawyers 110 jobs · $101,560
- 10. Industrial Engineers 90 jobs · $100,410
- 11. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 70 jobs · $107,960
- 12. Physical Therapists 70 jobs · $98,180
- 13. Administrative Services Managers 60 jobs · $121,640
- 14. Software Developers 50 jobs · $125,270
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 50 jobs · $111,490
- 16. Physicians, All Other 40 jobs · $252,510
- 17. Physician Assistants 40 jobs · $156,000
- 18. Facilities Managers 40 jobs · $110,020
Occupations Tracked
217
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$50,182
employment-weighted, 217 complete rows
Top Salary
$252,510
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Southern 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $112,490 |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $102,910 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $125,680 |
| 4 | Sales Managers | $115,120 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $123,280 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $134,180 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,380 |
| 8 | Construction Managers | $107,140 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $101,560 |
| 10 | Industrial Engineers | $100,410 |
| 11 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $107,960 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $98,180 |
| 13 | Administrative Services Managers | $121,640 |
| 14 | Software Developers | $125,270 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $111,490 |
| 16 | Physicians, All Other | $252,510 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $156,000 |
| 18 | Facilities Managers | $110,020 |
| 19 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $101,760 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers | $101,080 |
| 21 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $100,360 |
| 22 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $99,570 |
| 23 | Marketing Managers | $145,980 |
| 24 | Human Resources Managers | $114,120 |
| 25 | Managers, All Other | $107,160 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $17,860 |
| Bartenders | $19,190 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $21,360 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $22,430 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,080 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $23,530 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $23,540 |
| Funeral Attendants | $23,580 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $23,620 |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $24,000 |
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 ($50,182 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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