Radiation Therapists in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,451
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$25,339
25.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,976
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
$100,790
Kept after tax
$75,451
Worth in national money
$80,976
State rank
22
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina sits in the middle of the pack for radiation therapists. The median is $100,790, ranking 22 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Carolina. It ranks 51 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 $100,790 you keep $75,451, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $80,976 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $100,690, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- South Carolina occupies the middle band for radiation therapists: a median of $100,790, ranking 22 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within South Carolina, radiation therapists ranks 51 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 radiation therapists on $100,790 is $75,451. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $80,976 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 $100,690 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $75,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $119,890 |
| This salary | $100,790 |
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 | $75,451 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,736 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,078 |
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 | $94,699 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,489 |
| 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 radiation therapists in South Carolina earn under $100,790 and half over. The published range runs $75,510 at the tenth percentile to $119,890 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 $75,451, worked from $100,790. 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 51 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $80,976 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 51.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiation therapists in South Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $75,510 to $119,890; 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 $75,451, on $100,790 for work ranking 51 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 51 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $80,976, worked from $100,790, 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 51 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $75,510 and the top tenth $119,890, so most people doing this work in South Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $80,976 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 $75,451.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 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 ($75,510 to $119,890) 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 $80,976 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 $75,451 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.