Computer Occupations, All Other in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,922
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$29,338
26.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,994
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
$112,260
Kept after tax
$82,922
Worth in national money
$88,994
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $112,260, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.71% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 30 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where South Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $112,260 you keep $82,922, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $88,994 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $113,730, because the best-paid pull it up.
- South Carolina ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for computer occupations, all other, at $112,260 — about 3.71% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within South Carolina, computer occupations, all other ranks 30 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.
- After federal, FICA and South Carolina income tax, retained pay for computer occupations, all other on $112,260 is $82,922. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $88,994 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $113,730 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $112,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,640 |
| This salary | $112,260 |
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 | $82,922 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $87,805 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,363 |
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 | $105,319 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,883 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in South Carolina earn less than $112,260. The published range is $53,840 up to $165,640, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Carolina's $82,922, worked from $112,260. 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 30 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $88,994 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 30.
- Reported values are medians; for computer occupations, all other in South Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $53,840 to $165,640. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The South Carolina take-home of $82,922, on $112,260 for work ranking 30 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 30 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $88,994, worked from $112,260, 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 30 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $53,840, the highest tenth $165,640, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $88,994.
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, $82,922 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($53,840) and the ninetieth ($165,640) 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 $88,994 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 $82,922 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.