Salaries

Salaries in South Carolina.

3 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.94x national average. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$330,000

Senior VP of Product

Median Role

$307,000

Chief Science Officer

Entry Level

$300,000

VP of Data Science

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.

South Carolina has 3 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.94x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Product at $330,000 in Charleston. The median role pays $307,000.

Metro areas in South Carolina

Charleston

0.98x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$330,000
SVP of Technology$324,000
SVP of AI Innovation$321,000

North Charleston

0.94x COL

Top paying roles

Chief Security Officer$320,000
Senior VP of Security$319,000
SVP of Product$317,000

Columbia

0.90x COL

Top paying roles

Chief Security Officer$306,000
SVP of Engineering$300,000
Senior VP of Security$300,000

Top 30 salaries in South Carolina

#RoleMedianTop CityRange
1Senior VP of Product$330,000Charleston$257,000 to $429,000
2SVP of Technology$324,000Charleston$275,000 to $421,000
3SVP of AI Innovation$321,000Charleston$272,000 to $417,000
4SVP of Product$321,000Charleston$272,000 to $417,000
5Senior VP of Security$320,000Charleston$272,000 to $416,000
6Chief Security Officer$320,000Charleston$249,000 to $416,000
7SVP of Finance$315,000Charleston$268,000 to $409,000
8SVP of Engineering$314,000Charleston$267,000 to $408,000
9SVP of Data$314,000Charleston$267,000 to $408,000
10Chief Strategy Officer$310,000Charleston$242,000 to $403,000
11VP of Infrastructure$309,000Charleston$263,000 to $402,000
12VP of Privacy$309,000Charleston$263,000 to $402,000
13VP of Data$309,000Charleston$263,000 to $402,000
14VP of Quality$309,000Charleston$263,000 to $402,000
15VP of Site Reliability Engineering$309,000Charleston$263,000 to $402,000
16Chief Science Officer$307,000Charleston$240,000 to $399,000
17VP of Engineering$306,000Charleston$260,000 to $398,000
18VP of AI Engineering$306,000Charleston$260,000 to $398,000
19VP of Network Engineering$306,000Charleston$260,000 to $398,000
20VP of Cybersecurity$306,000Charleston$260,000 to $398,000
21VP of AI$303,000Charleston$258,000 to $394,000
22VP of Machine Learning$303,000Charleston$258,000 to $394,000
23VP of Platform Engineering$303,000Charleston$258,000 to $394,000
24VP of Developer Experience$303,000Charleston$258,000 to $394,000
25Chief Legal Officer$303,000Charleston$236,000 to $394,000
26VP of Field Engineering$303,000Charleston$258,000 to $394,000
27Chief AI Officer$301,000Charleston$223,000 to $388,000
28Senior Head of Security$301,000Charleston$256,000 to $391,000
29VP of AI Product$300,000Charleston$255,000 to $390,000
30VP of Data Science$300,000Charleston$255,000 to $390,000

Tax considerations in South Carolina

South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.4%. Charleston has no city income tax. The state rate is moderate, and the affordable cost of living keeps net pay competitive.

South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.4%. Columbia has no city income tax. The moderate state rate is offset by very affordable housing and living costs.

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.

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