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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in South Carolina

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in South Carolina earns $86,210 a year, 44% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,359 a month.

10th percentile
$35,950
25th percentile
$57,880
Median percentile
$86,210
75th percentile
$122,990
90th percentile
$211,840

Based on 670 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

$64,306 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,210
Federal income tax−$10,136
Social Security + Medicare−$6,595
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$5,173
Monthly take-home$5,359
Every two weeks$2,473

Does it go far here?

$91,958Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
22%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 judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina