Statisticians in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,745
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$12,705
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,607
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
$65,450
Kept after tax
$52,745
Worth in national money
$56,607
State rank
44
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for statisticians is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $65,450. That is 44 of 45 states, and about 38.05% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations South Carolina reports figures for, this is number 156.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $65,450 you keep $52,745 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $56,607 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $75,540, since top earners drag the number up.
- For statisticians, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $65,450, ranking 44 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 38.05%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In South Carolina's occupational distribution, statisticians sits at 156 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in South Carolina is $52,745 after the full tax stack, from $65,450. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $56,607 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $75,540 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Statisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $158,810 |
| This salary | $65,450 |
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 | $52,745 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,769 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$246 |
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 | $62,931 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$298 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $65,450 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $32,670 and the ninetieth is $158,810 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $52,745 take-home in South Carolina comes from $65,450. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 156 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $56,607 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 156.
- The South Carolina median of $65,450 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $32,670 to $158,810. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $52,745, from $65,450, assumes a single South Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 156 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 44 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,607, worked from $65,450, 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 156 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 $75,540, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $32,670 at the bottom tenth to $158,810 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $56,607 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, $52,745 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 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 $75,540. 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 ($32,670) and the ninetieth ($158,810) 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 $56,607 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 $52,745 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.