Public-Sector Pay in South Carolina
353 roles at 22 employers · updated October 2026
What South Carolina's cities, counties, school districts and other public employers pay, taken from their own job postings:
353Roles with posted pay
22Public employers
6,324Postings behind the numbersLast 12 months
277Open right now
How South Carolina public-sector pay is spread
Each role placed by the midpoint of its newest posted range, as full-time yearly pay.
Roles
| <$40k | 77 |
|---|---|
| $40k | 163 |
| $60k | 68 |
| $80k | 33 |
| $100k | 8 |
| $120k | 1 |
| $140k | 1 |
| $160k | 0 |
| $180k | 1 |
| $200k+ | 1 |
Common roles across South Carolina employers
Lowest to highest posted range for the role, across every employer that posted it.
Equipment Operator4 employers · highest at Charleston County Government, SC
≈$34k–$52k/yr
Administrative Assistant3 employers · highest at State of South Carolina
≈$33k–$61k/yr
Custodian3 employers · highest at Berkeley County School District, SC
≈$26k–$49k/yr
Heavy Equipment Operator3 employers · highest at Horry County,, SC
≈$42k–$53k/yr
Highest posted pay in South Carolina's public sector
General CounselState of South Carolina
$175,000–$205,000/yr
PsychiatristState of South Carolina
$200,000/yr
Transportation Engineering DirectorState of South Carolina
$106,367–$178,908/yr
Transp Engr Transp Engr AssocState of South Carolina
$99,163–$143,300/yr
Transportation EngineerState of South Carolina
$92,500–$143,300/yr
PsychologistState of South Carolina
$77,400–$139,300/yr
Highway Patrol LieutenantState of South Carolina
$95,880–$129,438/yr
Advanced Practice ProviderState of South Carolina
$69,764–$129,077/yr
Adjunct InstructorState of South Carolina
$53.49–$60.65/hr
Transportation Engineering AssociateState of South Carolina
$74,500–$121,890/yr
Who is hiring now
Open postings with published pay, by employer.
Postings by employer type
Last 12 months of postings with published pay.
Pay by employer
Newest posted range for each role. Open an employer to see its roles; each role links to its full pay history.
State of South Carolina280 roles · 5,691 postings · 125 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$46,635/yr
$49,500–$54,500/yr
$52,100–$70,300/yr
$46,206–$78,540/yr
$80,000–$119,500/yr
$36,516–$47,532/yr
$46,206–$62,322/yr
$53.49–$60.65/hr
$40–$45/hr
$39,952/yr
$30,700–$39,900/yr
$37,944–$60,690/yr
$40,086–$54,162/yr
$33,532–$34,202/yr
$31,314–$40,698/yr
$44,628/yr
$69,764–$129,077/yr
$46,206–$78,540/yr
$80,000–$100,000/yr
$43,753–$53,100/yr
$45,355–$61,100/yr
$50,000/yr
$45,900–$62,000/yr
$50,564–$78,540/yr
$37,200–$59,500/yr
$92,300–$105,000/yr
$57,700–$80,800/yr
$57,700–$103,900/yr
$66,400–$119,500/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$34,476–$55,182/yr
$32,695–$41,938/yr
$58,854–$80,800/yr
$39,300–$50,000/yr
$71,713–$92,900/yr
$45,300/yr
$63,036–$85,068/yr
$39,300–$66,800/yr
$45,300–$61,100/yr
$39,300–$53,100/yr
$57,700–$60,800/yr
$45,721–$53,100/yr
$37,944–$60,690/yr
$81,192–$91,956/yr
$18–$29/hr
$30,700–$39,900/yr
$31,314–$50,082/yr
$40,086–$68,136/yr
$67,728–$121,890/yr
$58,854–$65,000/yr
$14.87/hr
$50,575–$51,618/yr
$46,206–$49,113/yr
$33,853–$40,698/yr
$33,853/yr
$57,700–$80,800/yr
$52,100–$88,600/yr
$66,300–$72,094/yr
$32,257–$39,900/yr
$87,192–$113,730/yr
$42,090/yr
$34,476–$55,182/yr
$34,476–$55,182/yr
$26,400–$33,000/yr
$46,635–$51,298/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$70,890/yr
$51,298–$59,287/yr
$57,700–$103,900/yr
$52,100–$88,600/yr
$44,682–$50,000/yr
$45,000–$55,000/yr
$37,440/yr
$32,500–$37,000/yr
$94,929–$100,000/yr
$20/hr
$17–$23/hr
$53,189/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$57,700–$103,900/yr
$46,206–$78,540/yr
$61,100–$77,000/yr
$40,559/yr
$40,243/yr
$40,937/yr
$52,100–$61,455/yr
$80,000–$90,000/yr
$52,100–$70,300/yr
$40,086–$68,136/yr
$33,800–$36,000/yr
$38,841–$43,900/yr
$47,667/yr
$38,841–$43,900/yr
$35,997–$40,698/yr
$45,577–$48,300/yr
$41,933–$53,100/yr
$50,000–$57,000/yr
$37,200/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$58,854–$105,978/yr
$34,476–$44,778/yr
$37,944–$60,690/yr
$40,086–$68,136/yr
$29,120–$33,000/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$45,521–$49,460/yr
$45,521–$49,460/yr
$26,400–$39,600/yr
$175,000–$205,000/yr
$61,100–$77,000/yr
$53,100–$66,800/yr
$54,500–$57,230/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$52,100–$60,000/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$80,591–$81,738/yr
$69,680–$88,600/yr
$47,840–$60,690/yr
$57,200–$77,000/yr
$47,840–$60,690/yr
$47,840–$60,690/yr
$44,720–$60,690/yr
$41,600–$55,182/yr
$95,880–$129,438/yr
$83,334–$112,506/yr
$31,314–$35,000/yr
$43,859–$46,589/yr
$39,764–$73,576/yr
$79,600–$85,000/yr
$66,400–$119,500/yr
$66,667–$80,000/yr
$37,200–$59,500/yr
$46,206–$78,540/yr
$39,821/yr
$45,300–$55,000/yr
$53,142–$58,000/yr
$39,300–$66,800/yr
$79,600–$81,707/yr
$57,000–$62,163/yr
$37,944–$49,266/yr
$22.85/hr
$34,476–$44,778/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$61,200/yr
$81,700–$110,300/yr
$40,086–$54,162/yr
$38,787–$42,299/yr
$29/hr
$59,711–$67,932/yr
$56,837–$66,600/yr
$56,837–$66,600/yr
$56,837–$66,600/yr
$57,973–$67,932/yr
$56,837–$66,600/yr
$54,366–$61,200/yr
$57,973–$67,932/yr
$21–$34/hr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$38,057/yr
$37,944–$60,690/yr
$33,900–$39,000/yr
$57,361–$60,872/yr
$57,979–$67,932/yr
$56,837–$66,600/yr
$51,039–$59,622/yr
$51,039–$59,622/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$67,728–$94,758/yr
$65,585–$68,315/yr
$85,000–$93,823/yr
$105,000/yr
$32,686/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$57,347/yr
$52,100–$70,300/yr
$53,685/yr
$37,200–$40,000/yr
$27/hr
$56,696–$82,381/yr
$63,480/yr
$52,147–$57,551/yr
$53,189–$55,317/yr
$70,859–$73,589/yr
$57,700–$103,900/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$53,142–$90,372/yr
$37,200–$59,500/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$20/hr
$46,206/yr
$84,500–$87,230/yr
$60,000–$80,000/yr
$200,000/yr
$77,400–$139,300/yr
$46,206–$60,287/yr
$90,000–$110,000/yr
$33,800–$54,100/yr
$37,200–$40,320/yr
$34,129–$36,806/yr
$33,800–$37,440/yr
$60,700–$77,153/yr
$85,000–$93,823/yr
$57,361–$60,872/yr
$43,753/yr
$33,190–$39,900/yr
$57,700–$80,800/yr
$46,635–$59,287/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$51,298–$62,322/yr
$35,997–$40,698/yr
$35,292–$39,900/yr
$41,933–$53,100/yr
$37,944–$60,690/yr
$23,423–$35,135/yr
$57,700–$103,900/yr
$34,476–$55,182/yr
$51,835–$61,710/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$51,835–$61,710/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$51,835–$61,710/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$50,819–$60,500/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$52,147/yr
$55,236–$66,800/yr
$45,864–$59,500/yr
$38,985–$55,559/yr
$54,886–$61,100/yr
$61,000–$77,165/yr
$37,200–$59,500/yr
$13–$15/hr
$15–$17/hr
$52,100–$55,000/yr
$34,129–$36,806/yr
$29,120–$33,000/yr
$92,900–$109,000/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$15–$18/hr
$13.49–$18/hr
$16–$19/hr
$35/hr
$30,700–$39,900/yr
$39,300/yr
$53,142–$90,372/yr
$65,000–$103,900/yr
$46,000–$52,000/yr
$37,200–$48,300/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$99,163–$143,300/yr
$92,500–$143,300/yr
$65,000–$88,600/yr
$70,304–$103,900/yr
$74,500–$121,890/yr
$106,367–$178,908/yr
$46,206–$78,540/yr
$45,300–$77,000/yr
$16.06/hr
$33,339–$62,000/yr
$44,720–$60,690/yr
$50,960–$66,800/yr
$45,900/yr
$45,300–$54,000/yr
$37,200–$39,000/yr
$54,866–$77,000/yr
$34,469–$45,268/yr
$40,086–$68,136/yr
$52,800–$67,437/yr
$33,800–$37,440/yr
Berkeley County School District, SC10 roles · 208 postings · 80 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$16–$29/hr
$19.36–$35.79/hr
$18,951–$30,098/yr
$20,409–$32,413/yr
$33,320–$48,960/yr
$26,280–$41,691/yr
$26,280–$41,691/yr
$26,280–$41,691/yr
$45/hr
$15–$20/hr
Charleston County Government, SC13 roles · 85 postings · 18 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$19.34–$25.32/hr
$22–$28/hr
$15–$16.96/hr
$26.73–$36/hr
$20/hr
$19–$25/hr
$19.34–$25.32/hr
$20.59–$24.40/hr
$25/hr
$29/hr
$76,315–$99,964/yr
$17/hr
$21/hr
Horry County,, SC5 roles · 40 postings · 1 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$15/hr
$52,956/yr
$46,552/yr
$14.61/hr
$14/hr
Dorchester County, SC6 roles · 37 postings · 2 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$37,282–$41,011/yr
$23.23/hr
$40,131–$44,144/yr
$35,935–$39,528/yr
$48,323/yr
$32.69/hr
Richland County School District One, SC4 roles · 32 postings · 16 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$33,481–$49,386/yr
$14.65–$24.77/hr
$51,102–$92,966/yr
$50,100–$91,143/yr
York County Government, SC5 roles · 29 postings · 2 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$16.95–$20.34/hr
$16.14–$19.37/hr
$20–$24/hr
$17/hr
$16.14/hr
Beaufort County South Carolina4 roles · 22 postings · 3 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$22–$26/hr
$23.58/hr
$18.65–$22.25/hr
$84,718–$101,662/yr
Kershaw County School District, SC2 roles · 22 postings · 10 openOpen jobs →
$20,869–$36,281/yr
$51,360–$90,102/yr
BERKELEY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SC3 roles · 21 postings · 1 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$35,688–$41,041/yr
$18.30–$21.05/hr
$16/hr
Darlington County School District, SC2 roles · 21 postings · 11 openOpen jobs →
$21,066/yr
$21,874/yr
City of Columbia, SC3 roles · 18 postings · 1 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$32,105–$40,132/yr
$40,975–$52,243/yr
$53,449–$68,148/yr
City of Aiken, SC3 roles · 17 postings · 2 openPay overview →Open jobs →
$44,283/yr
$32,240/yr
$34,216/yr
Charleston County School District, SC2 roles · 16 postings · 1 openOpen jobs →
$19.04–$34.48/hr
$19.04–$38.27/hr
Sumter School District, SC2 roles · 14 postings · 2 openOpen jobs →
$11.14–$19.17/hr
$13.50–$21.59/hr
Horry County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, SC1 role · 6 postingsOpen jobs →
$16/hr
The City of Rock Hill, SC1 role · 6 postingsOpen jobs →
$19–$24/hr
Town of Bluffton, SC1 role · 6 postings
$15/hr
City of Clemson, SC, SC1 role · 5 postingsOpen jobs →
$41,080/yr
Hampton County School District 2, SC1 role · 5 postings · 1 openOpen jobs →
$17,571–$32,148/yr
No roles match that filter.
Public-sector pay in South Carolina: FAQ
Which public-sector jobs pay the most in South Carolina?
The highest posted ranges are General Counsel at State of South Carolina ($175,000–$205,000/yr); Psychiatrist at State of South Carolina ($200,000/yr); Transportation Engineering Director at State of South Carolina ($106,367–$178,908/yr); Transp Engr Transp Engr Assoc at State of South Carolina ($99,163–$143,300/yr); Transportation Engineer at State of South Carolina ($92,500–$143,300/yr).
How much do South Carolina public employers pay a Equipment Operator?
4 South Carolina public employers posted Equipment Operator pay in the last 12 months, ranging ≈$34k–$52k/yr. The highest range was posted by Charleston County Government, SC.
How much do South Carolina public employers pay a Administrative Assistant?
3 South Carolina public employers posted Administrative Assistant pay in the last 12 months, ranging ≈$33k–$61k/yr. The highest range was posted by State of South Carolina.
How much do South Carolina public employers pay a Custodian?
3 South Carolina public employers posted Custodian pay in the last 12 months, ranging ≈$26k–$49k/yr. The highest range was posted by Berkeley County School District, SC.
Where do these pay figures come from?
From the employers' own job postings over the last 12 months. Each range is shown as posted; nothing is averaged or estimated. The bars convert hourly and daily pay to a full-time year (2,080 hours or 260 days) only so roles can be compared.