Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,190
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$4,070
13.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,108
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
$30,260
Kept after tax
$26,190
Worth in national money
$28,108
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. South Carolina pays maids and housekeeping cleaners a middle wage of $30,260, 42 of 51 states and about 14.78% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within South Carolina this is lower-paid work. Of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, maids and housekeeping cleaners ranks 470. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where South Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $30,260 you keep $26,190, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $28,108 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $30,950, because the best-paid pull it up.
- South Carolina's $30,260 median for maids and housekeeping cleaners places it 42 of 51 states, about 14.78% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation South Carolina reports, maids and housekeeping cleaners ranks 470 of 492, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and South Carolina income tax, retained pay for maids and housekeeping cleaners on $30,260 is $26,190. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $28,108 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 $30,950 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $37,290 |
| This salary | $30,260 |
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 | $26,190 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,494 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$844 |
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 | $29,882 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,021 |
| 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 maids and housekeeping cleaners in South Carolina earn under $30,260 and half over. The published range runs $23,060 at the tenth percentile to $37,290 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Carolina's $26,190, worked from $30,260. 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 470 of 492.
- Two cautions on $28,108, the adjusted value of that $30,260 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of South Carolina. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 470 of 492 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for maids and housekeeping cleaners in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $23,060 to $37,290; 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.
- The South Carolina take-home of $26,190, on $30,260 for work ranking 470 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 470 of 492 in the state.
- This $28,108 adjusted figure, worked from $30,260, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 470 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 470 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $23,060 at the bottom tenth to $37,290 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $28,108 in national terms.
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 $26,190.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,060 to $37,290) 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 $28,108 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 $26,190 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.