First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,293
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$16,837
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,708
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
$77,130
Kept after tax
$60,293
Worth in national money
$64,708
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $77,130. That is 38 of 51 states, and about 11.87% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within South Carolina this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 119 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where South Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $77,130 you keep $60,293, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $64,708 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $87,640, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $77,130, ranking 38 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 11.87%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation South Carolina publishes a median for, first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers sits 119 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and South Carolina income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers on $77,130 is $60,293. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $64,708 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 $87,640 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $141,210 |
| This salary | $77,130 |
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 | $60,293 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,091 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$217 |
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 | $73,152 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$300 |
| 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 $77,130. The published range is $47,630 up to $141,210, 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 $60,293, worked from $77,130. 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 119 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 $64,708, the adjusted value of that $77,130 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 119 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers in South Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,630 to $141,210. 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 $60,293, on $77,130 for work ranking 119 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 119 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $64,708 — the adjusted value of that $77,130 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 119 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $87,640, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $47,630 and the top tenth $141,210 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $64,708.
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, $60,293 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $87,640. 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 ($47,630) and the ninetieth ($141,210) 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 $64,708 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 $60,293 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.