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 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in SOUTH CAROLINA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$21.37	$23.99	$28.94	$34.83	$40.29
	Yearly	$44,460	$49,900	$60,190	$72,450	$83,800
South Carolina	Hourly	$19.23	$22.64	$29.57	$37.61	$58.80
	Yearly	$39,990	$47,100	$61,500	$78,240	$122,300
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area	Hourly	$17.15	$21.66	$24.36	$28.84	$39.07
	Yearly	$35,670	$45,060	$50,680	$59,980	$81,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area	Hourly	$21.86	$23.61	$29.57	$37.61	$40.42
	Yearly	$45,470	$49,110	$61,500	$78,240	$84,080
Sumter, 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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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Greenville-Anderson-Greer, 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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