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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in South Carolina

The median librarians and media collections specialists in South Carolina earns $62,640 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,063 a month.

10th percentile
$36,490
25th percentile
$49,260
Median percentile
$62,640
75th percentile
$77,130
90th percentile
$92,890

Based on 2,130 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

$48,753 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,640
Federal income tax−$5,337
Social Security + Medicare−$4,792
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,758
Monthly take-home$4,063
Every two weeks$1,875

Does it go far here?

$66,817Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
29%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina