Dermatologist Salary in South Carolina
Median annual pay in South Carolina
$259,990
$124.99/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in South Carolina
$277,326
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 ($328,730): −$68,740 (−20.9%)
South Carolina ranks 21st of 26 states by median pay, and 20th of 26 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $165,600 | $79.61 |
| 25th percentile | $182,840 | $87.91 |
| Median | $259,990 | $124.99 |
| 75th percentile | $389,990 | $187.50 |
| 90th percentile | $437,060 | $210.12 |
Employment
- Employment in South Carolina
- 180
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in South Carolina
- $259,990
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $328,730
- Difference
- −$68,740 (−20.9%)
Cost of living
$259,990 ÷ 93.749 × 100 = $277,326
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | ||
| 19th | $281,920 | $295,223 19th |
| Virginia | ||
| 20th | $280,060 | $277,002 21st |
| South Carolina This page | ||
| 21st | $259,990 | $277,326 20th |
| Maine | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $246,470 — |
| Mississippi | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $275,091 — |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
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.
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in South Carolina
≥ $239,200/year South Carolina
- Cardiologist salary in South Carolina
≥ $239,200/year South Carolina
- Physicians, All Other salary in South Carolina
$274,480/year South Carolina
- General Internal Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$256,560/year U.S.
- Neurologist salary in South Carolina
$352,680/year South Carolina
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.8%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Dermatologist salary in nearby places
- Dermatologist salary in North Carolina
$367,350/year North Carolina
- Dermatologist salary in the U.S.
$328,730/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: 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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