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Respiratory Therapists salary in South Carolina

The median respiratory therapists in South Carolina earns $77,740 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,905 a month.

10th percentile
$63,700
25th percentile
$67,410
Median percentile
$77,740
75th percentile
$82,400
90th percentile
$90,670

Based on 1,960 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

$58,856 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,740
Federal income tax−$8,273
Social Security + Medicare−$5,947
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,664
Monthly take-home$4,905
Every two weeks$2,264

Does it go far here?

$82,924Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
24%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 respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina