Civil Engineer Salary in South Carolina
Median annual pay in South Carolina
$101,600
$48.85/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in South Carolina
$108,374
Regional Price Parity: 93.749 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): +$760 (+0.8%)
South Carolina ranks 14th of 51 states by median pay, and 13th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,950 | $32.67 |
| 25th percentile | $80,360 | $38.63 |
| Median | $101,600 | $48.85 |
| 75th percentile | $131,550 | $63.25 |
| 90th percentile | $156,380 | $75.18 |
Employment
- Employment in South Carolina
- 7,180
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in South Carolina
- $101,600
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- +$760 (+0.8%)
Cost of living
$101,600 ÷ 93.749 × 100 = $108,374
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | ||
| 12th | $103,150 | $99,556 32nd |
| Nebraska | ||
| 12th | $103,150 | $114,480 3rd |
| South Carolina This page | ||
| 14th | $101,600 | $108,374 13th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 15th | $101,480 | $102,899 20th |
| Colorado | ||
| 16th | $101,420 | $98,416 33rd |
Places with the same median share a rank and are listed alphabetically.
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician salary in the U.S.
$64,950/year U.S.
- Construction Manager salary in South Carolina
$108,110/year South Carolina
- Construction and Building Inspector salary in the U.S.
$74,690/year U.S.
- Environmental Engineer salary in the U.S.
$107,110/year U.S.
- Architect, Except Landscape and Naval salary in South Carolina
$101,550/year South Carolina
- Industrial Engineer salary in South Carolina
$101,060/year South Carolina
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Transportation Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Civil Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Georgia
$84,240/year Georgia
- Civil Engineer salary in North Carolina
$100,730/year North Carolina
- Civil Engineer salary in the U.S.
$100,840/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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