High paying management jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Charleston-North Charleston, SC run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Charleston-North Charleston, SC salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Employed

1Chief Executives$197,220
Bachelor's degree
$99,320 – $398,230290
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Bachelor's degree
$113,310 – $221,190730
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Bachelor's degree
$97,180 – $287,170940
4Financial Managers$147,170
Bachelor's degree
$85,590 – $299,4701,420
5Sales Managers$139,830
Bachelor's degree
$69,590 – $230,4001,660
6Marketing Managers$138,790
Bachelor's degree
$80,960 – $302,820800
7Purchasing Managers$138,340
Bachelor's degree
$93,810 – $200,990220
8Managers, All Other$136,370
Bachelor's degree
$75,550 – $196,640510
9Natural Sciences Managers$132,660
Bachelor's degree
$62,070 – $224,590130
10Human Resources Managers$127,080
Bachelor's degree
$70,080 – $213,290420
11Industrial Production Managers$124,060
Bachelor's degree
$84,390 – $199,740980
12Medical and Health Services Managers$121,990
Bachelor's degree
$67,320 – $216,3602,220
13General and Operations Managers$109,260
Bachelor's degree
$60,070 – $228,7906,000
14Construction Managers$107,610
Bachelor's degree
$72,640 – $192,3301,080
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$106,800
Master's degree
$53,830 – $209,990450
16Facilities Managers$106,300
Bachelor's degree
$75,580 – $177,740300
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,370
Master's degree
$77,810 – $149,940700
18Public Relations Managers$103,000
Bachelor's degree
$65,160 – $191,300130
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,630 – $183,950610
20Social and Community Service Managers$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$58,560 – $132,300290
21Food Service Managers$75,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840 – $115,650960
22Lodging Managers$67,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,320 – $145,280140
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$63,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,210 – $155,3601,190
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,670
Bachelor's degree
$35,330 – $95,200140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCharleston-North Charleston, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$197,220	$99,320 – $398,230	290
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,040	$113,310 – $221,190	730
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,000	$97,180 – $287,170	940
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,170	$85,590 – $299,470	1,420
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,830	$69,590 – $230,400	1,660
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,790	$80,960 – $302,820	800
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,340	$93,810 – $200,990	220
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$136,370	$75,550 – $196,640	510
9	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,660	$62,070 – $224,590	130
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,080	$70,080 – $213,290	420
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,060	$84,390 – $199,740	980
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,990	$67,320 – $216,360	2,220
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,260	$60,070 – $228,790	6,000
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,610	$72,640 – $192,330	1,080
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$106,800	$53,830 – $209,990	450
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,300	$75,580 – $177,740	300
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,370	$77,810 – $149,940	700
18	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,000	$65,160 – $191,300	130
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,610	$66,630 – $183,950	610
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,130	$58,560 – $132,300	290
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,700	$49,840 – $115,650	960
22	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,970	$40,320 – $145,280	140
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,450	$44,210 – $155,360	1,190
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,670	$35,330 – $95,200	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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