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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in South Carolina

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in South Carolina earns $60,340 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,920 a month.

10th percentile
$39,800
25th percentile
$47,970
Median percentile
$60,340
75th percentile
$75,780
90th percentile
$86,250

Based on 6,460 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

$47,043 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,340
Federal income tax−$5,061
Social Security + Medicare−$4,616
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,620
Monthly take-home$3,920
Every two weeks$1,809

Does it go far here?

$64,363Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
30%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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina