Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Florence, SC

Each occupation's median wage in Florence, SC compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Florence, SC pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Florence, SC run 13.2% below the national average (2024), so a Florence, SC salary is worth about 1.15× 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, Florence, SC · vs. national

1Surgical Assistants$133,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$101,820 – $133,380+99.7%
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$348,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$147,020 – $412,770+35.7%
3Teachers and Instructors, All Other$88,910
Bachelor's degree
$72,210 – $109,950+34.4%
4Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,000 – $76,270+22.0%
5Tax Preparers$63,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,450 – $102,380+15.8%
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $96,570+15.6%
7Credit Analysts$95,590
Bachelor's degree
$56,500 – $106,320+14.5%
8Production Workers, All Other$45,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,920 – $58,660+13.8%
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110 – $122,930+13.7%
10First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$63,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640 – $117,150+13.6%
11Physical Therapist Assistants$75,920
Associate's degree
$33,740 – $82,010+11.0%
12Pharmacists$155,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,310 – $297,460+10.0%
13Tutors$47,120
Some college, no degree
$20,800 – $62,940+8.7%
14Administrative Services Managers$123,460
Bachelor's degree
$56,800 – $203,280+8.2%
15Chefs and Head Cooks$67,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,030 – $78,740+8.1%
16Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $55,910+7.4%
17Physicians, All Other$282,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,780 – $487,410+6.4%
18Facilities Managers$112,890
Bachelor's degree
$55,950 – $180,590+5.8%
19Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,840
Associate's degree
$57,130 – $96,790+5.8%
20Physical Therapists$108,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,990 – $126,710+5.3%
21Family Medicine Physicians$257,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$130,330 – $306,140+5.3%
22Postal Service Clerks$65,370
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,360+5.2%
23Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$45,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $51,750+5.2%
24First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420 – $95,420+3.9%
25Surgical Technologists$67,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,300 – $67,080+3.8%
26Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,160 – $60,090+3.3%
27Security Guards$39,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,930 – $76,500+2.7%
28Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,140 – $61,890+2.1%
29Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $58,460+1.8%
30Medical Records Specialists$51,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,850 – $81,080+1.4%
31Occupational Therapists$101,510
Master's degree
$43,200 – $124,900+1.2%
32Architectural and Engineering Managers$173,110
Bachelor's degree
$116,160 – $215,650+1.1%
33Occupational Therapy Assistants$72,720
Associate's degree
$49,300 – $84,100+0.6%
34Industrial Production Managers$126,630
Bachelor's degree
$78,630 – $217,120+0.5%
35Insurance Sales Agents$62,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620 – $132,100+0.3%
36Driver/Sales Workers$38,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$16,620 – $58,5100.0%
37Agricultural Inspectors$49,940
Bachelor's degree
$40,330 – $61,1100.0%
38Opticians, Dispensing$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $66,070-0.2%
39Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $71,560-0.3%
40Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,260 – $180,020-0.3%
41Mechanical Engineers$103,800
Bachelor's degree
$65,380 – $132,040-0.3%
42Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,840
Associate's degree
$56,290 – $103,290-0.4%
43Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$42,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $65,790-0.6%
44Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,840 – $93,910-1.1%
45Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$73,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,330 – $104,660-1.2%
46Speech-Language Pathologists$96,390
Master's degree
$63,160 – $127,660-1.5%
47Construction Managers$113,110
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $208,860-1.6%
48Pest Control Workers$44,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,440 – $61,120-1.7%
49Logging Equipment Operators$48,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,850 – $69,460-2.0%
50Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$42,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $50,890-2.1%

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorence, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$133,380	$101,820 – $133,380	+99.7%
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$348,250	$147,020 – $412,770	+35.7%
3	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$88,910	$72,210 – $109,950	+34.4%
4	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$33,000 – $76,270	+22.0%
5	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,600	$27,450 – $102,380	+15.8%
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,600	$50,460 – $96,570	+15.6%
7	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,590	$56,500 – $106,320	+14.5%
8	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,650	$29,920 – $58,660	+13.8%
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,710	$46,110 – $122,930	+13.7%
10	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,540	$48,640 – $117,150	+13.6%
11	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,920	$33,740 – $82,010	+11.0%
12	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$155,020	$123,310 – $297,460	+10.0%
13	TutorsSome college, no degree	$47,120	$20,800 – $62,940	+8.7%
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,460	$56,800 – $203,280	+8.2%
15	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,550	$41,030 – $78,740	+8.1%
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,960	$31,600 – $55,910	+7.4%
17	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$282,920	$64,780 – $487,410	+6.4%
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,890	$55,950 – $180,590	+5.8%
19	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,840	$57,130 – $96,790	+5.8%
20	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$108,160	$59,990 – $126,710	+5.3%
21	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$257,170	$130,330 – $306,140	+5.3%
22	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$65,370	$54,330 – $76,360	+5.2%
23	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,000	$36,210 – $51,750	+5.2%
24	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,320	$44,420 – $95,420	+3.9%
25	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,080	$32,300 – $67,080	+3.8%
26	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,820	$31,160 – $60,090	+3.3%
27	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,060	$26,930 – $76,500	+2.7%
28	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$41,140 – $61,890	+2.1%
29	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$33,830 – $58,460	+1.8%
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,870	$35,850 – $81,080	+1.4%
31	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,510	$43,200 – $124,900	+1.2%
32	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,110	$116,160 – $215,650	+1.1%
33	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$72,720	$49,300 – $84,100	+0.6%
34	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,630	$78,630 – $217,120	+0.5%
35	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,440	$35,620 – $132,100	+0.3%
36	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,760	$16,620 – $58,510	0.0%
37	Agricultural InspectorsBachelor's degree	$49,940	$40,330 – $61,110	0.0%
38	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$35,790 – $66,070	-0.2%
39	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,840	$40,190 – $71,560	-0.3%
40	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,860	$62,260 – $180,020	-0.3%
41	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,800	$65,380 – $132,040	-0.3%
42	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,840	$56,290 – $103,290	-0.4%
43	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,120	$34,840 – $65,790	-0.6%
44	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,840	$48,840 – $93,910	-1.1%
45	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,180	$40,330 – $104,660	-1.2%
46	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,390	$63,160 – $127,660	-1.5%
47	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,110	$69,990 – $208,860	-1.6%
48	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,460	$31,440 – $61,120	-1.7%
49	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,770	$40,850 – $69,460	-2.0%
50	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,490	$30,830 – $50,890	-2.1%

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