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Interpreters and Translators salary in South Carolina

The median interpreters and translators in South Carolina earns $50,860 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,333 a month.

10th percentile
$36,860
25th percentile
$44,400
Median percentile
$50,860
75th percentile
$61,040
90th percentile
$75,310

Based on 520 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

$39,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,860
Federal income tax−$3,923
Social Security + Medicare−$3,891
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,052
Monthly take-home$3,333
Every two weeks$1,538

Does it go far here?

$54,251Median 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 interpreters and translators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina