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Judicial Law Clerks salary in South Carolina

The median judicial law clerks in South Carolina earns $50,330 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,300 a month.

10th percentile
$41,100
25th percentile
$47,040
Median percentile
$50,330
75th percentile
$68,710
90th percentile
$82,490

Based on 230 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

$39,600 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,330
Federal income tax−$3,860
Social Security + Medicare−$3,850
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,020
Monthly take-home$3,300
Every two weeks$1,523

Does it go far here?

$53,686Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
36%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 judicial law clerks salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina