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Driver/Sales Workers salary in South Carolina

SOC 53-3031 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$22,240
per year in South Carolina
Middle half
$18,130–$39,200
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
6,430
in South Carolina
Concentration
1.06×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

South Carolina
$22,240
published median
United States
$38,770
42.6% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
51st
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $22,240 median has purchasing power comparable to about $23,723 nationally. South Carolina's BEA regional price parity is 93.7 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for South Carolina.

$17,040$48,380

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in South Carolina

Every linked area below has a published estimate for driver/sales workers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Florence, SC$38,76086.83901.67×
2Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,06091.91,0201.66×
3Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,83097.34,1801.17×
4Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,650101.05800.56×
5Spartanburg, SC$22,99091.14301.00×
6Columbia, SC$22,90093.71,1701.13×
7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$21,85098.02201.00×
8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$21,83093.67501.94×
9Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$21,18093.31,3801.21×
10Sumter, SC$20,82088.01501.61×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where driver/sales workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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