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Highest Wages in South Carolina

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

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Highest Wages — South Carolina

1 Fort Mill $1,694
2 Charleston $1,313
3 Mount Pleasant $1,313
4 James Island $1,313
5 Moncks Corner $1,312
6 Lancaster $1,241
7 Aiken $1,218
8 Greenville $1,216
9 Greer $1,216
10 Mauldin $1,216
11 Simpsonville $1,216
12 Taylors $1,216
13 Wade Hampton $1,216
14 Five Forks $1,216
15 Berea $1,216
16 Gantt $1,216
17 Parker $1,216
18 Powdersville $1,216
19 Fountain Inn $1,216
20 Sans Souci $1,216
21 Travelers Rest $1,216
22 Welcome $1,216
23 Lyman $1,216
24 Piedmont $1,216
25 Columbia $1,207
26 Dentsville $1,207
27 Forest Acres $1,207
28 Woodfield $1,207
29 Blythewood $1,207
30 St. Andrews $1,192
31 Seven Oaks $1,192
32 Irmo $1,192
33 Lake Murray of Richland $1,192
34 Rock Hill $1,174
35 York $1,174
36 Spartanburg $1,145
37 Chester $1,124
38 Darlington $1,114
39 Lexington $1,077
40 West Columbia $1,077
41 Cayce $1,077
42 Oak Grove $1,077
43 Red Bank $1,077
44 White Knoll $1,077
45 Hilton Head Island $1,053
46 Bluffton $1,053
47 Port Royal $1,053
48 Beaufort $1,053
49 Burton $1,053
50 Laurel Bay $1,053
51 Orangeburg $1,044
52 Lake Wylie $1,043
53 Tega Cay $1,043
54 Clover $1,043
55 Hardeeville $1,036
56 Bennettsville $1,036
57 Cheraw $1,036
58 Easley $1,035
59 Clemson $1,035
60 Seneca $1,035
61 Central $1,035
62 Summerville $1,030
63 Ladson $1,030
64 Sangaree $1,030
65 Greenwood $1,025
66 Sumter $1,024
67 Florence $1,017
68 North Augusta $1,013
69 Belvedere $1,013
70 Anderson $995
71 Homeland Park $995
72 Centerville $995
73 Clemson University $995
74 Laurens $992
75 Conway $968
76 Socastee $968
77 Red Hill $968
78 Garden City $968
79 Murrells Inlet $968
80 Litchfield Beach $968
81 Georgetown $968
82 Hartsville $954
83 Lake City $953
84 Lugoff $944
85 Camden $944
86 Newberry $943
87 Clinton $943
88 Union $933
89 Gaffney $928
90 Boiling Springs $928
91 Valley Falls $928
92 North Charleston $926
93 Goose Creek $926
94 Hanahan $926
95 Walterboro $926
96 Hollywood $926
97 Myrtle Beach $924
98 Carolina Forest $924
99 North Myrtle Beach $924
100 Little River $924

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest wages in South Carolina.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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