What is the average wage in South Carolina?
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About $1.1K per week in December 2025, 3.1% higher 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 $1,133 has the purchasing power of $1,215.
$1.13K
average weekly earnings, December 2025
3.1%
higher 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 December 2025, the average weekly wage in South Carolina was $1,133. That represents the wages of 2 million private-sector workers in the state.
As of December 2025, 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.
In South Carolina, workers in the manufacturing sector had the highest average weekly earnings at $1,473 per week, as of December 2025. Leisure and hospitality workers had the lowest average weekly wage at $486.
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 $1,133 has purchasing power equal to $1,215.
South Carolina’s average weekly wage is below the national average, ranking 31st among states. When accounting for regional cost of living differences, South Carolina ranks 24th among states.
Accounting for cost of living, South Carolina had an average weekly wage of $1,215 in December 2025.
Average weekly wage, December 2025, 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 $1,342, 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, December 2025, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
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