Computer Network Architects in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$97,465
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$37,525
27.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$104,602
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
$134,990
Kept after tax
$97,465
Worth in national money
$104,602
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer network architects is strong here. South Carolina's middle earner gets $134,990, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 0.7% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations South Carolina reports, computer network architects comes in at 13 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $134,990 the take-home is $97,465; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $104,602 would nationally. The average comes to $136,370, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer network architects, South Carolina sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $134,990, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 0.7% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Computer network architects ranks 13 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 network architects in South Carolina, on $134,990, is $97,465 — equivalent to $104,602 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 $136,370 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $134,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,160 |
| This salary | $134,990 |
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 | $97,465 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $103,532 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,940 |
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 | $126,114 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,758 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $134,990 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $82,060 and the ninetieth is $185,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Carolina's $97,465, worked from $134,990. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 13 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $104,602 uses one figure for the whole of South Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 13.
- The South Carolina median of $134,990 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $82,060 to $185,160. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The South Carolina take-home of $97,465, on $134,990 for work ranking 13 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 13 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $104,602, worked from $134,990, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular South Carolina address, on work sitting at 13 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $82,060 at the bottom tenth to $185,160 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $104,602 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 $97,465.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($82,060) and the ninetieth ($185,160) 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 $104,602 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 $97,465 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.