New Accounts Clerks in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,038
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$7,462
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,823
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
$45,500
Kept after tax
$38,038
Worth in national money
$40,823
State rank
33
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for new accounts clerks is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $45,500. That is 33 of 45 states, and about 4.55% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in South Carolina, this sits in the middle: 333 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where South Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,500 you keep $38,038, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,823 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $44,580, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For new accounts clerks, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $45,500, ranking 33 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 4.55%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- New accounts clerks ranks 333 of 492 occupations in South Carolina by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and South Carolina income tax, retained pay for new accounts clerks on $45,500 is $38,038. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,823 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 $44,580 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,650 |
| This salary | $45,500 |
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 | $38,038 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,739 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$958 |
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 | $44,627 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,159 |
| 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 new accounts clerks in South Carolina earn under $45,500 and half over. The published range runs $39,220 at the tenth percentile to $51,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In South Carolina the take-home figure of $38,038, from $45,500, 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 333 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,823, the adjusted value of that $45,500 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 333 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for new accounts clerks in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,220 to $51,650; 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.
- Take-home for South Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,038 from $45,500. 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 333 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $40,823 — the adjusted value of that $45,500 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 333 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,220 and the top tenth $51,650, so most people doing this work in South Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $40,823 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $38,038 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,220 to $51,650) 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 $40,823 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 $38,038 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.