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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in South Carolina

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in South Carolina earns $51,130 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,350 a month.

10th percentile
$39,330
25th percentile
$46,290
Median percentile
$51,130
75th percentile
$62,660
90th percentile
$77,070

Based on 34,170 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

$40,195 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,130
Federal income tax−$3,956
Social Security + Medicare−$3,911
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,068
Monthly take-home$3,350
Every two weeks$1,546

Does it go far here?

$54,539Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
35%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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina