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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in South Carolina

The median protective service workers, all other in South Carolina earns $44,130 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,916 a month.

10th percentile
$28,360
25th percentile
$34,670
Median percentile
$44,130
75th percentile
$55,670
90th percentile
$63,760

Based on 320 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

$34,991 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,130
Federal income tax−$3,116
Social Security + Medicare−$3,376
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,648
Monthly take-home$2,916
Every two weeks$1,346

Does it go far here?

$47,073Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
40%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina