Bill and Account Collectors in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,266
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$6,874
15.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,922
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
$43,140
Kept after tax
$36,266
Worth in national money
$38,922
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for bill and account collectors is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $43,140. That is 42 of 51 states, and about 8.27% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in South Carolina, this sits in the middle: 360 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $43,140 you keep $36,266 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $38,922 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $44,250, since top earners drag the number up.
- For bill and account collectors, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $43,140, ranking 42 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.27%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Bill and account collectors ranks 360 of 492 occupations in South Carolina by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in South Carolina is $36,266 after the full tax stack, from $43,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,922 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $44,250 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Bill and Account Collectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,470 |
| This salary | $43,140 |
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 | $36,266 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,843 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,008 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $42,422 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,219 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of bill and account collectors in South Carolina earn under $43,140 and half over. The published range runs $33,390 at the tenth percentile to $57,470 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In South Carolina the take-home figure of $36,266, from $43,140, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 360 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,922, the adjusted value of that $43,140 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 360 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for bill and account collectors in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,390 to $57,470; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for South Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,266 from $43,140. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 360 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $38,922 — the adjusted value of that $43,140 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 360 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $33,390 at the tenth percentile, $57,470 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $38,922.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and South Carolina's own levy, $36,266 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,390 to $57,470) 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 $38,922 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 $36,266 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.