North Charleston, SC Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$76,279

Total DOL Filings

455

Companies Hiring

154

Cost of Living Index

95.3

National avg = 100

Location vs National

North Charleston, SC$76,279

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in North Charleston, SC is 25.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in North Charleston

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
CMC AMERICAS INC	60	$65,877	Other
HCL America INC	43	$84,115	Staffing
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	41	$69,200	Other
Infosys Limited	26	$77,487	Staffing
Clemson University	19	$70,000	Other
Cummins Inc.	15	$76,107	Other
WABCO Compressor Manufacturing	14	$88,504	Other
Ingevity Corporation	14	$91,010	Other
Cyient, Inc	13	$68,994	Other
The Boeing Company	10	$113,006	Other
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION	7	$83,595	Other
Terracon Consultants, Inc	7	$72,500	Other
Saras America, Inc.	5	$62,400	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	5	$70,990	Staffing
LABINAL, INC	5	$71,300	Other
New Leaf Landscape Construction, LLC	5	$49,650	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	5	$87,173	Staffing
CLAPHAM EDUCATIONAL GROUP	5	$38,600	Other
ECPI University	5	$64,200	Other
MAHLE Behr Charleston, Inc.	4	$86,750	Other
Beautiful Gate Center	4	$40,040	Other
Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates	4	$190,300	Other
Volt Management Corp	4	$68,994	Other
INFOTECH ENTERPRISES AMERICA INC	4	$63,606	Other
Stantec Consulting Services Inc	4	$83,709	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in North Charleston

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Aerospace Engineers	$97,240	-26.2%	6
Industrial Engineers	$86,170	-12.8%	12
Mechanical Engineers	$63,045	-40.2%	34
Civil Engineers	$56,014	-43.8%	7

BLS Wage Survey Data - South Carolina

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for South Carolina.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Family Medicine Physicians	$236,950	1,060
Anesthesiologists	$229,870	870
Physicians, Pathologists	$228,850	150
Nurse Anesthetists	$225,800	950
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,450	130
Pediatricians, General	$201,990	320
Chief Executives	$181,830	2,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,790	2,840
Podiatrists	$161,250	80
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,370	100

Salary Trend in North Charleston, SC

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

North Charleston, SC has a cost of living index of 95.3, which is 4.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $104,932 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Aerospace Engineers	$97,240	$102,036
Industrial Engineers	$86,170	$90,419
Mechanical Engineers	$63,045	$66,154
Civil Engineers	$56,014	$58,777

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Popular Salary Pages in North Charleston, SC

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in North Charleston, SC