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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in South Carolina

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in South Carolina earns $52,240 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,418 a month.

10th percentile
$38,180
25th percentile
$45,500
Median percentile
$52,240
75th percentile
$62,400
90th percentile
$77,660

Based on 1,550 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

$41,020 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,240
Federal income tax−$4,089
Social Security + Medicare−$3,996
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,134
Monthly take-home$3,418
Every two weeks$1,578

Does it go far here?

$55,723Median 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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina