High paying tech and IT jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Bachelor's degree
$97,180 – $287,170940
2Computer Network Architects$137,930
Bachelor's degree
$88,140 – $186,870480
3Computer Hardware Engineers$133,430
Bachelor's degree
$80,780 – $176,630270
4Software Developers$132,150
Bachelor's degree
$80,170 – $213,3402,050
5Computer Occupations, All Other$131,600
Bachelor's degree
$79,970 – $172,1001,590
6Database Architects$129,640
Bachelor's degree
$85,760 – $203,090170
7Computer and Information Research Scientists$126,860
Master's degree
$84,200 – $158,370400
8Information Security Analysts$110,310
Bachelor's degree
$75,410 – $167,090450
9Computer Programmers$107,770
Bachelor's degree
$72,040 – $141,950160
10Operations Research Analysts$104,220
Bachelor's degree
$69,080 – $136,990340
11Computer Systems Analysts$103,300
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $163,0501,620
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$99,250
Bachelor's degree
$78,350 – $160,800240
13Database Administrators$98,180
Bachelor's degree
$58,940 – $148,860180
14Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,480
Bachelor's degree
$64,920 – $148,380730
15Computer Network Support Specialists$81,990
Associate's degree
$56,100 – $113,780690
16Computer User Support Specialists$52,590
Some college, no degree
$38,520 – $120,9901,720

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,000	$97,180 – $287,170	940
2	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$137,930	$88,140 – $186,870	480
3	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$133,430	$80,780 – $176,630	270
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$132,150	$80,170 – $213,340	2,050
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,600	$79,970 – $172,100	1,590
6	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$129,640	$85,760 – $203,090	170
7	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$126,860	$84,200 – $158,370	400
8	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$110,310	$75,410 – $167,090	450
9	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$107,770	$72,040 – $141,950	160
10	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,220	$69,080 – $136,990	340
11	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,300	$65,300 – $163,050	1,620
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$99,250	$78,350 – $160,800	240
13	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$98,180	$58,940 – $148,860	180
14	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$97,480	$64,920 – $148,380	730
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$81,990	$56,100 – $113,780	690
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$52,590	$38,520 – $120,990	1,720

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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