South Carolina state government salary

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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that South Carolina's public employees receive from state and local government.

The State publishes a database of South Carolina government employee salary information. Users can search by a partial name, a partial agency name, or all employees in an agency. It also has handy lists of employees earning more than $150,000 and $100,000, along with the top 5 highest-paid employees by agency.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $106,078 Mark Sanford
Lieutenant Governor $46,545 André Bauer
Secretary of State $92,007 Mark Hammond
Attorney General $92,007 Henry McMaster
Treasurer $92,007 Converse Chellis


The salary of South Carolina's governor ranks 38th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


South Carolina Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $144,029 Jean Hoefer Toal
Associate Justice $137,171 John Kittredge
Associate Justice $137,171 John Waller
Associate Justice $137,171 Costa Pleicones
Associate Justice $137,171 Donald Beatty


The salary of South Carolina's chief justice ranks 32nd among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of South Carolina's associate justices ranks 34th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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South Carolina Employee Job Opportunities

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"