Salaries in North Charleston.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.94x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$320,000

Chief Security Officer

Median of All Roles

$130,000

Aerospace Software Engineer

Entry Level

$32,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

North Charleston, SC has a cost-of-living index of 0.94x the national average. The highest-paying role is Chief Security Officer at $320,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $130,000. North Charleston is the industrial and manufacturing heart of the Lowcountry, home to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner assembly facility and the Charleston Naval Complex.

About the North Charleston market

North Charleston is the industrial and manufacturing heart of the Lowcountry, home to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner assembly facility and the Charleston Naval Complex. The area has attracted significant defense, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing investment. Growth in logistics driven by the expanding port continues to drive employment.

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Top 50 salaries in North Charleston

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief Security Officer	$320,000	$249,000 – $415,000
2	Senior VP of Security	$319,000	$271,000 – $415,000
3	SVP of Product	$317,000	$269,000 – $412,000
4	SVP of Technology	$317,000	$269,000 – $412,000
5	SVP of Data	$314,000	$266,000 – $408,000
6	SVP of Engineering	$311,000	$264,000 – $404,000
7	Senior VP of Product	$310,000	$242,000 – $403,000
8	SVP of Finance	$299,000	$254,000 – $388,000
9	Senior VP of Design	$297,000	$232,000 – $386,000
10	VP of Data Engineering	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
11	VP of Cloud	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
12	VP of Infrastructure	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
13	VP of Mobile	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
14	VP of Information Technology	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
15	VP of Network Engineering	$296,000	$252,000 – $385,000
16	SVP of AI Innovation	$295,000	$251,000 – $384,000
17	Chief Strategy Officer	$294,000	$230,000 – $383,000
18	VP of AI Product	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
19	VP of Analytics	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
20	VP of Privacy	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
21	VP of Security	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
22	SVP of Sales	$293,000	$229,000 – $381,000
23	VP of Machine Learning	$291,000	$247,000 – $378,000
24	VP of Reliability Engineering	$291,000	$247,000 – $378,000
25	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$290,000	$227,000 – $378,000
26	CTO	$290,000	$227,000 – $378,000
27	VP of AI Engineering	$288,000	$245,000 – $374,000
28	Chief Commercial Officer	$288,000	$225,000 – $375,000
29	Chief Science Officer	$288,000	$225,000 – $375,000
30	VP of Data	$288,000	$245,000 – $374,000
31	VP of Cybersecurity	$288,000	$245,000 – $374,000
32	VP of AI	$285,000	$243,000 – $370,000
33	VP of Data Science	$285,000	$243,000 – $370,000
34	VP of AI Research	$285,000	$243,000 – $370,000
35	Chief Legal Officer	$285,000	$222,000 – $370,000
36	VP of Partner Engineering	$285,000	$243,000 – $370,000
37	VP of Technical Support	$285,000	$243,000 – $370,000
38	Senior Head of Security	$283,000	$241,000 – $368,000
39	VP of Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
40	VP of Risk	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
41	Chief Architect	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
42	VP of Information Security	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
43	VP of Database Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
44	VP of Application Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $367,000
45	Chief AI Officer	$280,000	$208,000 – $361,000
46	VP of Platform Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
47	Chief Digital Officer	$279,000	$217,000 – $363,000
48	VP of Field Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
49	VP of Security Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
50	SVP of Business Development	$279,000	$217,000 – $363,000

Tax considerations

South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.4%. North Charleston has no city income tax. The moderate state rate is offset by affordable housing and strong employer demand.

Negotiating in North Charleston

Highlight aerospace manufacturing experience. Boeing and defense contractors in North Charleston pay nationally competitive rates for specialized engineering skills.

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