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Registered Nurses salary in South Carolina

The median registered nurses in South Carolina earns $82,360 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,152 a month.

10th percentile
$66,860
25th percentile
$77,320
Median percentile
$82,360
75th percentile
$97,230
90th percentile
$106,520

Based on 49,750 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

$61,829 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,360
Federal income tax−$9,289
Social Security + Medicare−$6,301
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,942
Monthly take-home$5,152
Every two weeks$2,378

Does it go far here?

$87,852Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
23%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 registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina