High paying office and admin jobs in South Carolina

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,570 – $99,68026,710
2Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030960
3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,600 – $92,3703,880
4Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,390
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,2801,280
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0405,650
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $87,8507,020
7Cargo and Freight Agents$57,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,220 – $77,5301,540
8Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,190 – $67,7402,280
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $77,6601,550
10Procurement Clerks$49,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $72,080900
11Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,820 – $63,020850
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,940
Some college, no degree
$33,370 – $68,87019,980
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,110 – $74,0702,440
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,690 – $64,5902,820
15Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,620 – $56,270940
16Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,300
Associate's degree
$33,620 – $58,4101,190
17Billing and Posting Clerks$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,890 – $58,8605,550
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,100 – $61,66030,180
19Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $61,4504,110
20Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$43,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,960 – $76,8001,010
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $56,9301,490
22Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$43,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,050 – $64,7602,020
23Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,500 – $59,70014,160
24Bill and Account Collectors$43,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,390 – $57,4704,430
25Tellers$42,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $48,5904,400
26Order Clerks$41,740
Some college, no degree
$31,360 – $54,640740
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$40,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,780 – $56,89015,630
28File Clerks$39,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,710 – $56,8001,210
29Customer Service Representatives$38,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $59,30051,000
30Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,430 – $53,110940
31Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$38,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $55,3301,750
32Data Entry Keyers$38,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,920 – $51,8901,490
33Office Clerks, General$36,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,570 – $56,43042,250
34Couriers and Messengers$36,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,000 – $46,0401,380
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,710 – $46,75011,280
36Library Assistants, Clerical$33,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,980 – $44,090960
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,510 – $38,1305,910

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	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,920	$43,570 – $99,680	26,710
2	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	960
3	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$42,600 – $92,370	3,880
4	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,390	$42,600 – $75,280	1,280
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$42,390 – $81,040	5,650
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,640	$39,810 – $87,850	7,020
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,000	$46,220 – $77,530	1,540
8	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,840	$34,190 – $67,740	2,280
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,240	$38,180 – $77,660	1,550
10	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,810	$36,980 – $72,080	900
11	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$36,820 – $63,020	850
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,940	$33,370 – $68,870	19,980
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$32,110 – $74,070	2,440
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,500	$28,690 – $64,590	2,820
15	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$34,620 – $56,270	940
16	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$45,300	$33,620 – $58,410	1,190
17	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$33,890 – $58,860	5,550
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,880	$29,100 – $61,660	30,180
19	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,650	$37,380 – $61,450	4,110
20	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,740	$21,960 – $76,800	1,010
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$34,520 – $56,930	1,490
22	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,460	$30,050 – $64,760	2,020
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,430	$32,500 – $59,700	14,160
24	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,140	$33,390 – $57,470	4,430
25	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,280	$35,300 – $48,590	4,400
26	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$41,740	$31,360 – $54,640	740
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,170	$34,780 – $56,890	15,630
28	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,350	$27,710 – $56,800	1,210
29	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,860	$29,720 – $59,300	51,000
30	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,830	$26,430 – $53,110	940
31	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,670	$34,590 – $55,330	1,750
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,070	$28,920 – $51,890	1,490
33	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,840	$19,570 – $56,430	42,250
34	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,710	$25,000 – $46,040	1,380
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,510	$22,710 – $46,750	11,280
36	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,980	$23,980 – $44,090	960
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,020	$20,510 – $38,130	5,910

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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