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Animal Trainers salary in South Carolina

The median animal trainers in South Carolina earns $29,670 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,020 a month.

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$28,840
Median percentile
$29,670
75th percentile
$35,630
90th percentile
$43,280

Based on 200 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

$24,240 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,670
Federal income tax−$1,380
Social Security + Medicare−$2,270
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,780
Monthly take-home$2,020
Every two weeks$932

Does it go far here?

$31,648Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
58%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 animal trainers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina