Lawyers · SOC 23-1011
Lawyer Salary in the Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Lawyers in the Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $101,560 per year ($48.83 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $47,220 at the 10th percentile to $212,990 at the 90th. BLS estimates 110 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Lawyers in the Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $101,560 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $62,810 and $144,930.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $47,220 | $62,810 | $101,560 | $144,930 | $212,990 |
| Hourly | $22.70 | $30.20 | $48.83 | $69.68 | $102.40 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$101,560 median for Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $62,810 to $144,930
- South Carolinastate$120,310 median for South Carolina; middle half earns $80,870 to $174,620
- United Statesnational$159,670 median for United States; middle half earns $102,990 to $221,370
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −16% vs South Carolina overall and −36% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in South Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for lawyers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$101,560 median for Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $62,810 to $144,930
- $127,280 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $84,210 to $175,390
- $124,970 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $94,220 to $207,480
- $120,310 median for Spartanburg metro area; middle half earns $82,820 to $183,400
- $118,950 median for Myrtle Beach metro area; middle half earns $78,960 to $165,680
- $107,740 median for Hilton Head Island metro area; middle half earns $79,590 to $168,900
- $105,200 median for Columbia metro area; middle half earns $80,870 to $169,160
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for lawyers · Highest-paying occupations in Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.