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Average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina

Average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina was $33.13 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from August 2025. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, USD33.13 Provisional
Change on August 2025+2.4%
Rank38th of 51US states ranked
Series high33.87February 2026
Series low18.36June 2008

Next release: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina, January 2007 to August 2026

15202530352007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082026-08: 33.13 USD15202530352007-012013-082020-032026-082026-08: 33.13 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
PeriodUSD
2026-0833.13 Provisional
2026-0733.18
2026-0632.74
2026-0533.18
2026-0433.35
2026-0333.05
2026-0233.87
2026-0133.73
2025-1233.37
2025-1133.35
2025-1032.71
2025-0932.77
2025-0832.35
2025-0731.95
2025-0631.71
2025-0531.49
2025-0431.57
2025-0332.02
2025-0232.15
2025-0132.15
2024-1231.64
2024-1131.69
2024-1031.44
2024-0931.18
2024-0830.64
2024-0730.33
2024-0630.43
2024-0530.31
2024-0430.15
2024-0330.16
2024-0230.02
2024-0130.23
2023-1230.07
2023-1130.38
2023-1030.16
2023-0929.94
2023-0829.59
2023-0729.66
2023-0629.33
2023-0529.39
2023-0429.55
2023-0329.19
2023-0228.69
2023-0129.03
2022-1228.77
2022-1128.76
2022-1029.05
2022-0928.47
2022-0828.06
2022-0728.28
2022-0627.98
2022-0527.8
2022-0428.01
2022-0327.57
2022-0227.4
2022-0128.09
2021-1227.36
2021-1127.28
2021-1027.28
2021-0926.93
2021-0826.8
2021-0726.8
2021-0626.37
2021-0526.76
2021-0426.69
2021-0326.83
2021-0227.58
2021-0127.05
2020-1226.71
2020-1126.84
2020-1026.69
2020-0926.34
2020-0826.28
2020-0726.25
2020-0625.59
2020-0525.73
2020-0426.13
2020-0325.15
2020-0225.46
2020-0125.47
2019-1225.36
2019-1125.34
2019-1025.08
2019-0925.35
2019-0824.71
2019-0724.52
2019-0624.56
2019-0524.23
2019-0424.43
2019-0324.3
2019-0224.5
2019-0124.3
2018-1224.52
2018-1124.38
2018-1024.15
2018-0924.64
2018-0823.55
2018-0723.72
2018-0623.46
2018-0523.61
2018-0423.99
2018-0323.86
2018-0223.85
2018-0123.89
2017-1223.2
2017-1123.08
2017-1023.16
2017-0923.12
2017-0822.68
2017-0722.87
2017-0622.44
2017-0522.44
2017-0422.8
2017-0323.12
2017-0222.74
2017-0123.08
2016-1222.46
2016-1122.49
2016-1022.53
2016-0922.24
2016-0821.95
2016-0721.93
2016-0622.07
2016-0521.87
2016-0421.93
2016-0322.17
2016-0221.79
2016-0121.87
2015-1221.67
2015-1121.8
2015-1021.53
2015-0921.5
2015-0821.29
2015-0721.26
2015-0620.99
2015-0521.03
2015-0421.22
2015-0321.75
2015-0221.36
2015-0121.7
2014-1221.39
2014-1121.47
2014-1021.07
2014-0921.01
2014-0820.76
2014-0720.64
2014-0620.78
2014-0520.68
2014-0420.8
2014-0321.19
2014-0221.73
2014-0121.06
2013-1221.05
2013-1120.92
2013-1020.69
2013-0920.64
2013-0820.4
2013-0720.26
2013-0620.34
2013-0520.15
2013-0420.23
2013-0320.72
2013-0220.57
2013-0120.27
2012-1220.37
2012-1120.16
2012-1020.09
2012-0920.22
2012-0819.92
2012-0719.94
2012-0619.78
2012-0519.79
2012-0419.96
2012-0320.17
2012-0220.32
2012-0120.42
2011-1220.29
2011-1120.28
2011-1020.37
2011-0920.53
2011-0820.25
2011-0720.54
2011-0620.44
2011-0520.71
2011-0420.9
2011-0320.9
2011-0220.8
2011-0121
2010-1220.54
2010-1120.25
2010-1020.19
2010-0920.03
2010-0819.81
2010-0719.56
2010-0619.44
2010-0519.65
2010-0419.56
2010-0319.63
2010-0220.11
2010-0119.98
2009-1219.77
2009-1119.72
2009-1019.41
2009-0919.7
2009-0819.41
2009-0718.79
2009-0618.67
2009-0518.7
2009-0418.74
2009-0318.75
2009-0219.33
2009-0119.16
2008-1219.25
2008-1118.99
2008-1018.7
2008-0918.74
2008-0818.6
2008-0718.62
2008-0618.36
2008-0518.37
2008-0418.54
2008-0319.42
2008-0219.04
2008-0119
2007-1219.03
2007-1118.62
2007-1018.59
2007-0918.77
2007-0818.38
2007-0718.65
2007-0618.63
2007-0518.82
2007-0419.01
2007-0318.77
2007-0219.12
2007-0118.77

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
South Carolina33.13
United States37.79

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 32.54 USDAlaska: 38.17 USDArizona: 36.54 USDArkansas: 30.05 USDCalifornia: 42.54 USDColorado: 40.31 USDConnecticut: 39.75 USDDelaware: 34.07 USDDistrict of Columbia: 58.7 USDFlorida: 36.37 USDGeorgia: 36.1 USDHawaii: 40.76 USDIdaho: 35.62 USDIllinois: 36.93 USDIndiana: 33.38 USDIowa: 30.81 USDKansas: 33.13 USDKentucky: 30.79 USDLouisiana: 31.19 USDMaine: 33.77 USDMaryland: 38.5 USDMassachusetts: 43.38 USDMichigan: 34.43 USDMinnesota: 39.67 USDMississippi: 29.52 USDMissouri: 34.43 USDMontana: 33.39 USDNebraska: 32.79 USDNevada: 33.83 USDNew Hampshire: 36.22 USDNew Jersey: 39.47 USDNew Mexico: 31.32 USDNew York: 40.13 USDNorth Carolina: 34.61 USDNorth Dakota: 35.93 USDOhio: 34.44 USDOklahoma: 32.3 USDOregon: 38.68 USDPennsylvania: 33.88 USDRhode Island: 37.97 USDSouth Carolina: 33.13 USDSouth Dakota: 32.13 USDTennessee: 32.07 USDTexas: 36.37 USDUtah: 35.89 USDVermont: 35.77 USDVirginia: 38.94 USDWashington: 43.93 USDWest Virginia: 30.33 USDWisconsin: 34.21 USDWyoming: 33.41 USD
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Average hourly earnings, private employees, August 2026, USD. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, in US dollars, not seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Gross pay before deductions divided by hours paid, including overtime and shift premiums but not irregular bonuses or benefits. Government employees are excluded. BLS publishes state earnings only without seasonal adjustment, so the national value here is the unadjusted series too (CEU0500000003), which differs slightly from the adjusted headline figure. A shift in the mix of jobs moves the average even when no one's pay changes.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003) (Average hourly earnings, private employees, South Carolina, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003), Average hourly earnings, private employees, South Carolina, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Average hourly earnings, private employees, South Carolina, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/south-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003), Average hourly earnings, private employees, South Carolina, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina?

Average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina was $33.13 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from August 2025. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average hourly earnings, private employees in South Carolina?

$33.87 in February 2026, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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