Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Each occupation's median wage in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 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.

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, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC · vs. national

1Physicians, All Other$349,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,010 – $500,060+31.5%
2Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,610
Bachelor's degree
$63,630 – $92,310+24.7%
3Management Analysts$124,400
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $172,860+22.1%
4Surgical Assistants$78,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,500 – $93,740+18.2%
5Mechanical Engineers$120,070
Bachelor's degree
$76,820 – $149,990+15.3%
6Chefs and Head Cooks$71,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790 – $80,130+14.8%
7Cargo and Freight Agents$58,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $91,740+11.9%
8Optometrists$150,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,390 – $161,420+9.8%
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,360 – $84,120+8.6%
10Family Medicine Physicians$263,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,000 – $323,200+8.0%
11Administrative Services Managers$122,290
Bachelor's degree
$63,180 – $181,450+7.1%
12Coaches and Scouts$50,320
Bachelor's degree
$22,390 – $101,570+6.3%
13Food Service Managers$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $103,680+5.6%
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,180 – $115,210+3.8%
15Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860 – $61,610+3.1%
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,180
Some college, no degree
$35,200 – $84,990+2.9%
17Opticians, Dispensing$48,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $76,850+2.4%
18Healthcare Social Workers$68,920
Master's degree
$44,460 – $87,360+1.5%
19Residential Advisors$42,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,250 – $62,430+1.2%
20Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310 – $56,930+0.7%
21Occupational Therapists$100,760
Master's degree
$64,880 – $114,720+0.4%
22Correctional Officers and Jailers$58,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,950 – $75,5500.0%
23Physical Therapists$102,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,930 – $122,880-0.3%
24Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$79,110
Bachelor's degree
$38,070 – $117,040-0.5%
25File Clerks$43,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,080 – $67,650-0.6%
26Veterinarians$128,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,040 – $203,650-1.1%
27Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,360
Master's degree
$89,060 – $167,580-1.4%
28Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,620
Master's degree
$72,840 – $211,110-2.8%
29Private Detectives and Investigators$49,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $89,180-2.9%
30Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,130
No formal educational credential
$29,440 – $39,070-3.5%
31Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030-3.5%
32Tire Repairers and Changers$36,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,520 – $47,980-3.6%
33Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,590
Bachelor's degree
$36,590 – $78,610-3.7%
34Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,940
Master's degree
$40,240 – $83,980-3.7%
35Pharmacists$135,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,990 – $164,720-3.9%
36Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,620 – $74,140-4.0%
37Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,410 – $57,130-4.1%
38Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650 – $69,640-4.3%
39Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$56,780
Master's degree
$44,390 – $79,000-4.3%
40First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,510 – $75,900-4.5%
41Data Entry Keyers$39,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,440 – $47,770-4.7%
42Community Health Workers$49,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,210 – $93,990-4.7%
43Dental Assistants$45,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,180 – $56,140-4.8%
44Personal Financial Advisors$99,860
Bachelor's degree
$42,170 – $416,330-5.0%
45Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,440 – $173,300-5.1%
46Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,710
Master's degree
$58,680 – $95,400-5.2%
47Stockers and Order Fillers$35,390
No formal educational credential
$28,720 – $46,290-5.2%
48Industrial Engineers$96,870
Bachelor's degree
$59,360 – $125,040-5.4%
49Medical Records Specialists$48,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,510 – $57,390-5.4%
50Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $67,200-5.5%

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

#	Occupation	MedianMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$349,720	$62,010 – $500,060	+31.5%
2	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$79,610	$63,630 – $92,310	+24.7%
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$124,400	$53,890 – $172,860	+22.1%
4	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,980	$48,500 – $93,740	+18.2%
5	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$120,070	$76,820 – $149,990	+15.3%
6	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,700	$47,790 – $80,130	+14.8%
7	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,460	$47,080 – $91,740	+11.9%
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,010	$76,390 – $161,420	+9.8%
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,390	$45,360 – $84,120	+8.6%
10	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$263,630	$57,000 – $323,200	+8.0%
11	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,290	$63,180 – $181,450	+7.1%
12	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$50,320	$22,390 – $101,570	+6.3%
13	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$49,130 – $103,680	+5.6%
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,930	$54,180 – $115,210	+3.8%
15	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,950	$36,860 – $61,610	+3.1%
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,180	$35,200 – $84,990	+2.9%
17	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,390	$35,950 – $76,850	+2.4%
18	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$68,920	$44,460 – $87,360	+1.5%
19	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,760	$24,250 – $62,430	+1.2%
20	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,390	$35,310 – $56,930	+0.7%
21	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,760	$64,880 – $114,720	+0.4%
22	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,950	$58,950 – $75,550	0.0%
23	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,480	$60,930 – $122,880	-0.3%
24	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$79,110	$38,070 – $117,040	-0.5%
25	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,320	$33,080 – $67,650	-0.6%
26	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,630	$61,040 – $203,650	-1.1%
27	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$104,360	$89,060 – $167,580	-1.4%
28	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,620	$72,840 – $211,110	-2.8%
29	Private Detectives and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,740	$37,260 – $89,180	-2.9%
30	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$36,130	$29,440 – $39,070	-3.5%
31	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	-3.5%
32	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,370	$28,520 – $47,980	-3.6%
33	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,590	$36,590 – $78,610	-3.7%
34	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$61,940	$40,240 – $83,980	-3.7%
35	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,410	$82,990 – $164,720	-3.9%
36	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,320	$43,620 – $74,140	-4.0%
37	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$32,410 – $57,130	-4.1%
38	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$35,650 – $69,640	-4.3%
39	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$56,780	$44,390 – $79,000	-4.3%
40	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$28,510 – $75,900	-4.5%
41	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,400	$31,440 – $47,770	-4.7%
42	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,410	$40,210 – $93,990	-4.7%
43	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,750	$36,180 – $56,140	-4.8%
44	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$99,860	$42,170 – $416,330	-5.0%
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,770	$58,440 – $173,300	-5.1%
46	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,710	$58,680 – $95,400	-5.2%
47	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$35,390	$28,720 – $46,290	-5.2%
48	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,870	$59,360 – $125,040	-5.4%
49	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,380	$33,510 – $57,390	-5.4%
50	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$40,330 – $67,200	-5.5%

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