Medical and Health Services Managers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,597
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$27,023
25.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,352
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
$105,620
Kept after tax
$78,597
Worth in national money
$84,352
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $105,620, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 14.73% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 38 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $105,620 you keep $78,597 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $84,352 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $129,160, since top earners drag the number up.
- South Carolina ranks 40 of 51 for medical and health services managers, with a median of $105,620 — about 14.73% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within South Carolina, medical and health services managers ranks 38 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.
- Retained pay in South Carolina is $78,597 after the full tax stack, from $105,620. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $84,352 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $129,160 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Medical and Health Services Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $105,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $211,890 |
| This salary | $105,620 |
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 | $78,597 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $83,134 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,198 |
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 | $99,171 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,655 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $105,620 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $66,520 and the ninetieth is $211,890 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In South Carolina the take-home figure of $78,597, from $105,620, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 38 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $84,352 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 38.
- The South Carolina median of $105,620 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $66,520 to $211,890. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for South Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $78,597 from $105,620. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 38 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $84,352, worked from $105,620, 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 38 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 $129,160, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $66,520, the highest tenth $211,890, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $84,352 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 $78,597.
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 $129,160. 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 ($66,520) and the ninetieth ($211,890) 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 $84,352 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 $78,597 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.