Computer and Information Systems Managers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$113,799
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$47,061
29.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$122,132
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
$160,860
Kept after tax
$113,799
Worth in national money
$122,132
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. South Carolina pays this job around $160,860 at the midpoint, 30 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations South Carolina reports, this job comes in at 7 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $160,860 the take-home is $113,799; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $122,132 would nationally. The average comes to $166,190, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer and information systems managers the South Carolina median is $160,860, ranking 30 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Computer and information systems managers ranks 7 of 492 occupations by median in South Carolina, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for computer and information systems managers in South Carolina, on $160,860, is $113,799 — equivalent to $122,132 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $166,190 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $95,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $160,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $233,500 |
| This salary | $160,860 |
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 | $113,799 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $121,214 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,606 |
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 | $150,012 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,704 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $160,860 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $95,990 and the ninetieth is $233,500 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $113,799 take-home in South Carolina comes from $160,860. 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 7 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 $122,132, the adjusted value of that $160,860 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 7 of 492 in the state.
- The South Carolina median of $160,860 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $95,990 to $233,500. 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 $113,799, from $160,860, 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 7 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $122,132 — the adjusted value of that $160,860 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 7 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $166,190, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $95,990 at the bottom tenth to $233,500 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. South Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $122,132 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and South Carolina adds its own income tax on top — which is why $113,799 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in South Carolina is $166,190. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($95,990) and the ninetieth ($233,500) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $122,132 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 $113,799 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.