Public Relations Managers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,141
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$26,779
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,863
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
$104,920
Kept after tax
$78,141
Worth in national money
$83,863
State rank
39
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for public relations managers is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $104,920. That is 39 of 48 states, and about 28.58% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 39 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 $104,920 you keep $78,141, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $83,863 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $125,350, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For public relations managers, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $104,920, ranking 39 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 28.58%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within South Carolina, public relations managers ranks 39 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 public relations managers on $104,920 is $78,141. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $83,863 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 $125,350 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Public Relations Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $212,260 |
| This salary | $104,920 |
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 | $78,141 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,641 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,181 |
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 | $98,523 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,631 |
| 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 public relations managers in South Carolina earn under $104,920 and half over. The published range runs $65,160 at the tenth percentile to $212,260 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 $78,141, worked from $104,920. 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 39 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $83,863 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 39.
- Figures are distribution medians for public relations managers in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,160 to $212,260; 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 $78,141, on $104,920 for work ranking 39 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 39 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $83,863, worked from $104,920, 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 39 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 $125,350, 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?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $65,160, the highest tenth $212,260, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $83,863 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and South Carolina adds its own income tax on top — which is why $78,141 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $125,350. 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 ($65,160) and the ninetieth ($212,260) 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 $83,863 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 $78,141 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.