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Therapy pay in South Carolina
The therapy bench in South Carolina is not abstract.
The therapy bench in South Carolina is not abstract. Physical Therapists employment is 3,930.
The wage to clear for Physical Therapists in South Carolina is about $101.3K, 1% under the national median. The national median is about $102.8K.
Upper-end Physical Therapists pay in South Carolina is $111.9K. The closing therapy row in South Carolina is Speech-Language Pathologists at about $90.5K, 7% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Physical Therapists
- State median
- $101,330
- 75th percentile
- $111,860
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 3,930
2Occupational Therapists
- State median
- $101,130
- 75th percentile
- $109,720
- U.S. median
- $100,330
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 1,840
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $90,530
- 75th percentile
- $106,920
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 0.93
- State employment
- 2,190
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapists | $101,330 | $111,860 | $102,760 | 0.99 | 3,930 |
| 2 | Occupational Therapists | $101,130 | $109,720 | $100,330 | 1.01 | 1,840 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $90,530 | $106,920 | $97,870 | 0.93 | 2,190 |
Takeaways
- South Carolina pays Physical Therapists about $101.3K, 1% under the national median.
- The national median beside Physical Therapists in South Carolina is about $102.8K.
- The 75th percentile for Physical Therapists in South Carolina is $111.9K. Employment is 3,930.
- Speech-Language Pathologists closes this South Carolina list at about $90.5K, 7% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Name Physical Therapists before the other therapy rows.
- Do not skip the last therapy occupation.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the South Carolina median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Physical Therapists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. South Carolina is 25 of 51. 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: $101,330 is stated as about $101.3K. $102,760 is stated as about $102.8K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $111,860 is stated as about $111.9K. $90,530 is stated as about $90.5K. a comparison of 0.93 is stated as 7 percent. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.