Registered Nurses Salary in South Carolina
The median annual wage for registered nurses in South Carolina is $82,360 ($39.60 per hour) — -15.6% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $82,360
- Mean annual wage
- $87,670
- Median hourly wage
- $39.60
- Employment in SC
- 49,750
49,750 employed · 21.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in South Carolina
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $66,860 | $32.14 |
| 25th percentile | $77,320 | $37.17 |
| Median (50th) | $82,360 | $39.60 |
| 75th percentile | $97,230 | $46.75 |
| 90th percentile | $106,520 | $51.21 |
What this salary is worth in South Carolina
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $87,852
- Median rent burden
- 17.2%
- Est. affordable home price
- $300,444
South Carolina prices are 93.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in South Carolina: $1,180/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,059/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in South Carolina is $259,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Registered Nurses salary in other states
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- Kentucky
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
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- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.