High paying management jobs in South Carolina

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a South Carolina salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in South Carolina.

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

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OccupationMedian, South Carolina · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Bachelor's degree
$115,280 – $226,9703,200
2Chief Executives$168,840
Bachelor's degree
$49,760 – $393,4901,740
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860
Bachelor's degree
$95,990 – $233,5004,930
4Marketing Managers$143,290
Bachelor's degree
$79,870 – $275,4303,760
5Financial Managers$136,160
Bachelor's degree
$78,930 – $277,8509,020
6Purchasing Managers$131,720
Bachelor's degree
$83,210 – $201,790830
7Natural Sciences Managers$131,140
Bachelor's degree
$71,790 – $225,160780
8Sales Managers$131,080
Bachelor's degree
$62,060 – $223,7609,340
9Managers, All Other$129,960
Bachelor's degree
$67,300 – $204,9102,210
10Industrial Production Managers$126,880
Bachelor's degree
$80,510 – $204,9106,390
11Human Resources Managers$124,290
Bachelor's degree
$70,840 – $209,3802,400
12Construction Managers$108,110
Bachelor's degree
$71,490 – $192,0005,620
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,150 – $199,9703,460
14General and Operations Managers$106,080
Bachelor's degree
$56,520 – $219,35032,230
15Medical and Health Services Managers$105,620
Bachelor's degree
$66,520 – $211,8909,350
16Facilities Managers$103,940
Bachelor's degree
$68,610 – $169,9501,750
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,440
Master's degree
$75,810 – $134,4905,000
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$95,570
Master's degree
$60,190 – $177,7402,990
19Social and Community Service Managers$73,410
Bachelor's degree
$50,390 – $126,2701,990
20Food Service Managers$66,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,130 – $103,6805,080
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,280 – $140,5404,900

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

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Carolina	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,040	$115,280 – $226,970	3,200
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$168,840	$49,760 – $393,490	1,740
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,860	$95,990 – $233,500	4,930
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,290	$79,870 – $275,430	3,760
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,160	$78,930 – $277,850	9,020
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,720	$83,210 – $201,790	830
7	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,140	$71,790 – $225,160	780
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,080	$62,060 – $223,760	9,340
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,960	$67,300 – $204,910	2,210
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,880	$80,510 – $204,910	6,390
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,290	$70,840 – $209,380	2,400
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,110	$71,490 – $192,000	5,620
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,860	$68,150 – $199,970	3,460
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,080	$56,520 – $219,350	32,230
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,620	$66,520 – $211,890	9,350
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,940	$68,610 – $169,950	1,750
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,440	$75,810 – $134,490	5,000
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$95,570	$60,190 – $177,740	2,990
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,410	$50,390 – $126,270	1,990
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,190	$47,130 – $103,680	5,080
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,810	$42,280 – $140,540	4,900

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in South Carolina. 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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