Paralegal and Legal Assistant Salary in South Carolina
Median annual pay in South Carolina
$53,880
$25.90/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in South Carolina
$57,473
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 ($62,890): −$9,010 (−14.3%)
South Carolina ranks 45th of 51 states by median pay, and 44th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,020 | $18.28 |
| 25th percentile | $46,630 | $22.42 |
| Median | $53,880 | $25.90 |
| 75th percentile | $61,620 | $29.62 |
| 90th percentile | $75,640 | $36.37 |
Employment
- Employment in South Carolina
- 7,420
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in South Carolina
- $53,880
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $62,890
- Difference
- −$9,010 (−14.3%)
Cost of living
$53,880 ÷ 93.749 × 100 = $57,473
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | ||
| 43rd | $55,000 | $61,065 37th |
| Iowa | ||
| 44th | $54,550 | $62,157 33rd |
| South Carolina This page | ||
| 45th | $53,880 | $57,473 44th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 46th | $53,170 | $60,528 40th |
| Idaho | ||
| 47th | $49,690 | $52,035 51st |
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.
- Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant salary in the U.S.
$55,570/year U.S.
- Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher salary in the U.S.
$58,650/year U.S.
- Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner salary in South Carolina
$61,100/year South Carolina
- Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in South Carolina
$44,880/year South Carolina
- Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant salary in the U.S.
$76,590/year U.S.
- Medical Records Specialist salary in the U.S.
$51,140/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- −0.3%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Associate's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in nearby places
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in Georgia
$62,400/year Georgia
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in North Carolina
$57,500/year North Carolina
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in the U.S.
$62,890/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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