Audiologists in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,606
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$18,724
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,264
South Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$82,330
Kept after tax
$63,606
Worth in national money
$68,264
State rank
43
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina is among the lower-paying states for audiologists. The middle earner takes $82,330, ranking 43 of 49 states — about 14.04% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 88 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $82,330 you keep $63,606 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $68,264 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $82,940, since top earners drag the number up.
- South Carolina ranks 43 of 49 for audiologists, with a median of $82,330 — about 14.04% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within South Carolina, audiologists ranks 88 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in South Carolina is $63,606 after the full tax stack, from $82,330. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,264 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $82,940 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Audiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,980 |
| This salary | $82,330 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Carolina | $63,606 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,749 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$426 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $77,862 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$588 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $82,330 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $67,490 and the ninetieth is $97,980 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $63,606 take-home in South Carolina comes from $82,330. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 88 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,264, the adjusted value of that $82,330 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 88 of 492 in the state.
- The South Carolina median of $82,330 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $67,490 to $97,980. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $63,606, from $82,330, assumes a single South Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 88 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 43 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $68,264 — the adjusted value of that $82,330 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 88 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $67,490 and the top tenth $97,980, so most people doing this work in South Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in South Carolina sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $68,264 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; South Carolina then takes its own share, leaving $63,606.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($67,490 to $97,980) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to South Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $68,264 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $63,606 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and South Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.