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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in South Carolina

The median computer hardware engineers in South Carolina earns $125,110 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,439 a month.

10th percentile
$74,990
25th percentile
$102,540
Median percentile
$125,110
75th percentile
$139,930
90th percentile
$171,540

Based on 690 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

$89,272 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,110
Federal income tax−$18,760
Social Security + Medicare−$9,571
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$7,507
Monthly take-home$7,439
Every two weeks$3,434

Does it go far here?

$133,452Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
16%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 computer hardware engineers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina