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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in South Carolina

The median social and human service assistants in South Carolina earns $38,550 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,570 a month.

10th percentile
$30,270
25th percentile
$34,580
Median percentile
$38,550
75th percentile
$46,710
90th percentile
$58,120

Based on 5,220 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

$30,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,550
Federal income tax−$2,446
Social Security + Medicare−$2,949
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,313
Monthly take-home$2,570
Every two weeks$1,186

Does it go far here?

$41,120Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
46%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina