SOC 15-1221, wage year 2025-26

Computer and Information Research Scientists prevailing wage in South Carolina

Short answer

In South Carolina, the median prevailing wage for computer and information research scientists across its 13 areas is $42.13 an hour at Level 1 ($87,630 a year) and $64.33 an hour at Level 4 ($133,806 a year). The Level 2 median of $49.54 is 8% below the national median across areas ($53.89). Charleston-North Charleston, SC is the highest-paying area at $49.70 at Level 2, and Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area the lowest at $47.61.

Every South Carolina area for computer and information research scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$42.39	$49.70	$57.02	$64.33
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$42.13	$49.58	$57.04	$64.49
Florence, SC	$42.36	$49.54	$56.71	$63.89
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$42.36	$49.54	$56.71	$63.89
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$42.36	$49.54	$56.71	$63.89
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$42.36	$49.54	$56.71	$63.89
Sumter, SC	$42.36	$49.54	$56.71	$63.89
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41.72	$49.33	$56.93	$64.54
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$38.82	$48.21	$57.60	$66.99
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39.43	$48.09	$56.76	$65.42
Columbia, SC	$39.47	$48.09	$56.70	$65.32
Spartanburg, SC	$39.82	$47.85	$55.88	$63.91
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$39.16	$47.61	$56.06	$64.51

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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