Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in South Carolina

Ranked #35 of 51 · SC

13.2% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $62,000 ≈ $30/hr
Median annual salary $60,340
Employment 6,460

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $39,800P25 $47,970 Median $60,340P75 $75,780P90 $86,250

About 80% of educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisorss in South Carolina earn between $39,800 and $86,250. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

South Carolina
$62,000
U.S. average
$71,430

The mean educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salary in South Carolina is $62,000, about 13.2% below the U.S. average ($71,430). That works out to roughly $30/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in South Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $69,200 $65,600 190
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $62,140 $67,070 1,080
Spartanburg, SC $61,980 $62,420 350
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $61,940 $64,920 270
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,040 $62,240 160
Columbia, SC $60,070 $60,350 1,560
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,980 $58,870 180
Sumter, SC $59,270 $58,610 100

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