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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary in South Carolina

The median first-line supervisors of police and detectives in South Carolina earns $73,700 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,688 a month.

10th percentile
$56,750
25th percentile
$60,960
Median percentile
$73,700
75th percentile
$96,000
90th percentile
$118,240

Based on 1,560 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

$56,256 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,700
Federal income tax−$7,384
Social Security + Medicare−$5,638
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,422
Monthly take-home$4,688
Every two weeks$2,164

Does it go far here?

$78,614Median 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 first-line supervisors of police and detectives salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina