Living Wage Calculation For South Carolina

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Living Wage Calculation for South Carolina

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same. The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2025 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 10, 2025.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

 2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)
0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $22.15 $36.09 $45.13 $56.19 $29.86 $35.43 $39.05 $44.39 $14.88 $20.48 $25.04 $29.64
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

 2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)
0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $4,157 $6,114 $9,158 $12,184 $7,622 $9,473 $12,186 $14,866 $7,622 $9,473 $12,186 $14,866
Child Care $0 $9,906 $19,589 $25,733 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,906 $19,589 $25,733
Medical $3,028 $8,102 $8,174 $8,250 $6,071 $9,063 $9,334 $9,636 $6,071 $9,063 $9,334 $9,636
Housing $13,371 $16,039 $16,039 $20,035 $14,059 $16,039 $16,039 $20,035 $14,059 $16,039 $16,039 $20,035
Transportation $10,476 $12,124 $15,272 $17,572 $12,124 $15,272 $17,572 $19,493 $12,124 $15,272 $17,572 $19,493
Civic $2,589 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156
Internet & Mobile $1,493 $1,493 $1,493 $1,493 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074 $2,074
Other $3,770 $7,242 $7,587 $9,120 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117
Required annual income after taxes $38,883 $65,576 $82,343 $100,838 $53,748 $64,986 $72,778 $83,377 $53,748 $74,893 $92,367 $109,111
Annual taxes $7,198 $9,486 $11,532 $16,031 $8,365 $8,705 $8,440 $8,950 $8,170 $10,306 $11,794 $14,189
Required annual income before taxes $46,081 $75,062 $93,875 $116,869 $62,113 $73,691 $81,217 $92,327 $61,918 $85,199 $104,161 $123,299

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $116,250
Business & Financial Operations $78,920
Computer & Mathematical $93,300
Architecture & Engineering $88,510
Life, Physical, & Social Science $73,390
Community & Social Service $50,220
Legal $85,890
Education, Training, & Library $57,030
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,910
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $91,640
Healthcare Support $35,120
Protective Service $45,260
Food Preparation & Serving Related $27,980
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,150
Personal Care & Service $33,130
Sales & Related $45,330
Office & Administrative Support $42,240
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,200
Construction & Extraction $49,880
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,430
Production $46,140
Transportation & Material Moving $40,450

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