What is the average wage in South Carolina?
Data updated January 22, 2025
About $1.1K per week in November 2024, 0.2% lower than a year before. The average weekly wage, the typical earnings that employees bring home for one week of work, is a valuable indicator to assess economic conditions, labor market health, and wage trends. When accounting for the cost of living, South Carolina’s average weekly wage of $1,063 has the purchasing power of $1,141.
Showing data for
$1.1K
average weekly earnings, November 2024
0.2%
lower than a year before (adjusted for inflation)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases monthly statistics tracking the wages of all employees who don’t work for the government. In November 2024, the average weekly wage in South Carolina was $1,063. That represents the wages of 2.02 million private-sector workers in the state.
As of November 2024, average weekly earnings for workers in South Carolina was lower than the US overall.
12-month rolling average of average weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation
As with other averages, most people earn more or less than the average weekly wage. Pay varies based on industry and occupation.
Subscribe to get unbiased, data-driven insights sent to your inbox weekly.
In South Carolina, workers in the manufacturing sector had the highest average weekly earnings at $1,384 per week, as of September 2024. Leisure and hospitality workers had the lowest average weekly wage at $466.
In South Carolina, manufacturing workers had the highest average weekly wage.
Cost of living, which also varies based on location, impacts how far a person’s earnings can go. Someone earning the weekly average will have more or less purchasing power depending on location. In South Carolina, cost of living is lower than the US overall, and the state’s average weekly wage of $1,063 has purchasing power equal to $1,141.
South Carolina’s average weekly wage is below the national average, ranking 36th among states. When accounting for regional cost of living differences, South Carolina ranks 37th among states.
Accounting for cost of living, South Carolina had an average weekly wage of $1,141 in November 2024.
Average weekly wage, November 2024, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
Among 9 metro areas at least partially located in South Carolina, the Augusta, GA area has the highest average weekly wage at $1,208, when accounting for the cost of living.
Among South Carolina metro areas, the Augusta, GA area had the highest wages, accounting for cost of living.
Average weekly wage, November 2024, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
Change location to see this data for other areas
Methodology
USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
Page sources
USAFacts endeavors to share the most up-to-date information available. We sourced the data on this page directly from government agencies; however, the intervals at which agencies publish updated data vary.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional Data
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
