Wages

Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Physicists in SOUTH CAROLINA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$39.48	$53.71	$82.81	$107.10	$131.79
	Yearly	$82,110	$111,720	$172,250	$222,760	$274,110
South Carolina	Hourly	$51.21	$53.18	$66.54	$82.86	$109.83
	Yearly	$106,510	$110,600	$138,400	$172,350	$228,440
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area	Hourly	$60.01	$61.56	$61.56	$86.21	$120.15
	Yearly	$124,820	$128,040	$128,040	$179,310	$249,920
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Columbia, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Florence, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Spartanburg, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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