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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health salary in South Carolina

The median environmental scientists and specialists, including health in South Carolina earns $74,910 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,753 a month.

10th percentile
$46,200
25th percentile
$57,030
Median percentile
$74,910
75th percentile
$100,320
90th percentile
$133,470

Based on 490 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

$57,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,910
Federal income tax−$7,650
Social Security + Medicare−$5,731
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,495
Monthly take-home$4,753
Every two weeks$2,194

Does it go far here?

$79,905Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
25%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 environmental scientists and specialists, including health salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina