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Accountants and Auditors salary in South Carolina

The median accountants and auditors in South Carolina earns $76,560 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,841 a month.

10th percentile
$50,370
25th percentile
$62,100
Median percentile
$76,560
75th percentile
$99,080
90th percentile
$131,220

Based on 15,270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,096 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,560
Federal income tax−$8,013
Social Security + Medicare−$5,857
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,594
Monthly take-home$4,841
Every two weeks$2,234

Does it go far here?

$81,665Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All accountants and auditors salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina