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5 healthcare jobs where pay in South Carolina lags the U.S. median
Registered Nurses in South Carolina sits 16% under the national median, at about $82.4K.
South Carolina pays Registered Nurses about $82.4K, 16% under the national median. The national median is about $97.6K.
Do not fill this South Carolina list with occupations that merely match the country. The cutoff is 0.97 times the national median.
The lag does not stop at one occupation. Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in South Carolina pays about $69.6K, 13% under the national median, against about $80.1K nationally.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State median
- $82,360
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $30,110
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
3Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $84,340
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.86
4Phlebotomists
- State median
- $39,010
- U.S. median
- $45,230
- State vs U.S.
- 0.86
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $69,600
- U.S. median
- $80,110
- State vs U.S.
- 0.87
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | $82,360 | $97,550 | 0.84 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $30,110 | $35,800 | 0.84 |
| 3 | Dental Hygienists | $84,340 | $98,100 | 0.86 |
| 4 | Phlebotomists | $39,010 | $45,230 | 0.86 |
| 5 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $69,600 | $80,110 | 0.87 |
Takeaways
- Do not brief South Carolina as high-wage for Registered Nurses. Pay is about $82.4K, 16% under the national median.
- National pay for Registered Nurses in this South Carolina comparison is about $97.6K.
- The last South Carolina lag is Radiologic Technologists and Technicians at about $69.6K.
- Rows above 0.97 times the national median are left off this South Carolina table.
For recruiters
- Do not copy a national midpoint onto Registered Nurses.
- Use the local median even when it looks low.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the South Carolina OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, South Carolina is 22 of 31. A row links to the South Carolina metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $82,360 is stated as about $82.4K. $97,550 is stated as about $97.6K. a comparison of 0.84 is stated as 16 percent. $69,600 is stated as about $69.6K. $80,110 is stated as about $80.1K. a comparison of 0.87 is stated as 13 percent.
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