Counties in South Carolina by wages and salaries paid

Greenville County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 46 counties in 2013, at $11.64 billion. McCormick County had the lowest, at $59.25 million. The median was $668.19 million and the figure for South Carolina was $81.45 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest11,642.2Greenville County
Median668.246 counties
South Carolina81,454.6History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 203.7 USD millionAiken County: 2,829.5 USD millionAllendale County: 122.8 USD millionAnderson County: 2,414.1 USD millionBamberg County: 138.7 USD millionBarnwell County: 184 USD millionBeaufort County: 2,835.9 USD millionBerkeley County: 2,161.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 183.9 USD millionCharleston County: 11,164 USD millionCherokee County: 690.3 USD millionChester County: 336.5 USD millionChesterfield County: 515.7 USD millionClarendon County: 232.1 USD millionColleton County: 349.4 USD millionDarlington County: 929.1 USD millionDillon County: 270.2 USD millionDorchester County: 1,164.5 USD millionEdgefield County: 220.8 USD millionFairfield County: 440.6 USD millionFlorence County: 2,732.5 USD millionGeorgetown County: 867 USD millionGreenville County: 11,642.2 USD millionGreenwood County: 1,147.6 USD millionHampton County: 192.2 USD millionHorry County: 3,920.9 USD millionJasper County: 276.5 USD millionKershaw County: 646.1 USD millionLancaster County: 919.9 USD millionLaurens County: 790.1 USD millionLee County: 126.8 USD millionLexington County: 4,347.6 USD millionMcCormick County: 59.2 USD millionMarion County: 233.6 USD millionMarlboro County: 317.7 USD millionNewberry County: 477.9 USD millionOconee County: 1,049.2 USD millionOrangeburg County: 1,164.6 USD millionPickens County: 1,395 USD millionRichland County: 10,238.1 USD millionSaluda County: 134.5 USD millionSpartanburg County: 5,594.6 USD millionSumter County: 1,775.8 USD millionUnion County: 253 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 318.7 USD millionYork County: 3,446.5 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Greenville County: 11,642.2 USD millionGreenville County11,642.2Charleston County: 11,164 USD millionCharleston County11,164Richland County: 10,238.1 USD millionRichland County10,238.1Spartanburg County: 5,594.6 USD millionSpartanburg County5,594.6Lexington County: 4,347.6 USD millionLexington County4,347.6Horry County: 3,920.9 USD millionHorry County3,920.9York County: 3,446.5 USD millionYork County3,446.5Beaufort County: 2,835.9 USD millionBeaufort County2,835.9Aiken County: 2,829.5 USD millionAiken County2,829.5Florence County: 2,732.5 USD millionFlorence County2,732.5Anderson County: 2,414.1 USD millionAnderson County2,414.1Berkeley County: 2,161.1 USD millionBerkeley County2,161.1Sumter County: 1,775.8 USD millionSumter County1,775.8Pickens County: 1,395 USD millionPickens County1,395Orangeburg County: 1,164.6 USD millionOrangeburg County1,164.6Dorchester County: 1,164.5 USD millionDorchester County1,164.5Greenwood County: 1,147.6 USD millionGreenwood County1,147.6Oconee County: 1,049.2 USD millionOconee County1,049.2Darlington County: 929.1 USD millionDarlington County929.1Lancaster County: 919.9 USD millionLancaster County919.9Georgetown County: 867 USD millionGeorgetown County867Laurens County: 790.1 USD millionLaurens County790.1Cherokee County: 690.3 USD millionCherokee County690.3Kershaw County: 646.1 USD millionKershaw County646.1Chesterfield County: 515.7 USD millionChesterfield County515.7Newberry County: 477.9 USD millionNewberry County477.9Fairfield County: 440.6 USD millionFairfield County440.6Colleton County: 349.4 USD millionColleton County349.4Chester County: 336.5 USD millionChester County336.5Williamsburg County: 318.7 USD millionWilliamsburg County318.7Marlboro County: 317.7 USD millionMarlboro County317.7Jasper County: 276.5 USD millionJasper County276.5Dillon County: 270.2 USD millionDillon County270.2Union County: 253 USD millionUnion County253Marion County: 233.6 USD millionMarion County233.6Clarendon County: 232.1 USD millionClarendon County232.1Edgefield County: 220.8 USD millionEdgefield County220.8Abbeville County: 203.7 USD millionAbbeville County203.7Hampton County: 192.2 USD millionHampton County192.2Barnwell County: 184 USD millionBarnwell County184Calhoun County: 183.9 USD millionCalhoun County183.9Bamberg County: 138.7 USD millionBamberg County138.7Saluda County: 134.5 USD millionSaluda County134.5Lee County: 126.8 USD millionLee County126.8Allendale County: 122.8 USD millionAllendale County122.8McCormick County: 59.2 USD millionMcCormick County59.2Greenville County: 11,642.2 USD millionGreenville County11,642.2Charleston County: 11,164 USD millionCharleston County11,164Richland County: 10,238.1 USD millionRichland County10,238.1Spartanburg County: 5,594.6 USD millionSpartanburg County5,594.6Lexington County: 4,347.6 USD millionLexington County4,347.6Horry County: 3,920.9 USD millionHorry County3,920.9York County: 3,446.5 USD millionYork County3,446.5Beaufort County: 2,835.9 USD millionBeaufort County2,835.9Aiken County: 2,829.5 USD millionAiken County2,829.5Florence County: 2,732.5 USD millionFlorence County2,732.5Anderson County: 2,414.1 USD millionAnderson County2,414.1Berkeley County: 2,161.1 USD millionBerkeley County2,161.1Sumter County: 1,775.8 USD millionSumter County1,775.8Pickens County: 1,395 USD millionPickens County1,395Orangeburg County: 1,164.6 USD millionOrangeburg County1,164.6Dorchester County: 1,164.5 USD millionDorchester County1,164.5Greenwood County: 1,147.6 USD millionGreenwood County1,147.6Oconee County: 1,049.2 USD millionOconee County1,049.2Darlington County: 929.1 USD millionDarlington County929.1Lancaster County: 919.9 USD millionLancaster County919.9Georgetown County: 867 USD millionGeorgetown County867Laurens County: 790.1 USD millionLaurens County790.1Cherokee County: 690.3 USD millionCherokee County690.3Kershaw County: 646.1 USD millionKershaw County646.1Chesterfield County: 515.7 USD millionChesterfield County515.7Newberry County: 477.9 USD millionNewberry County477.9Fairfield County: 440.6 USD millionFairfield County440.6Colleton County: 349.4 USD millionColleton County349.4Chester County: 336.5 USD millionChester County336.5Williamsburg County: 318.7 USD millionWilliamsburg County318.7Marlboro County: 317.7 USD millionMarlboro County317.7Jasper County: 276.5 USD millionJasper County276.5Dillon County: 270.2 USD millionDillon County270.2Union County: 253 USD millionUnion County253Marion County: 233.6 USD millionMarion County233.6Clarendon County: 232.1 USD millionClarendon County232.1Edgefield County: 220.8 USD millionEdgefield County220.8Abbeville County: 203.7 USD millionAbbeville County203.7Hampton County: 192.2 USD millionHampton County192.2Barnwell County: 184 USD millionBarnwell County184Calhoun County: 183.9 USD millionCalhoun County183.9Bamberg County: 138.7 USD millionBamberg County138.7Saluda County: 134.5 USD millionSaluda County134.5Lee County: 126.8 USD millionLee County126.8Allendale County: 122.8 USD millionAllendale County122.8McCormick County: 59.2 USD millionMcCormick County59.2
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Greenville County11,642.2+2.7%
2Charleston County11,164+2.7%
3Richland County10,238.1+2.3%
4Spartanburg County5,594.6+4.6%
5Lexington County4,347.6+4.6%
6Horry County3,920.9+3.5%
7York County3,446.5+1.7%
8Beaufort County2,835.9+2.4%
9Aiken County2,829.5-4.6%
10Florence County2,732.5+2.3%
11Anderson County2,414.1+6.7%
12Berkeley County2,161.1+8.5%
13Sumter County1,775.8+0.9%
14Pickens County1,395+3.2%
15Orangeburg County1,164.6+1.8%
16Dorchester County1,164.5+4.7%
17Greenwood County1,147.6+0.4%
18Oconee County1,049.2+2.2%
19Darlington County929.1+7.9%
20Lancaster County919.9+16.9%
21Georgetown County867+3%
22Laurens County790.1+13%
23Cherokee County690.3+2.2%
24Kershaw County646.1+1.5%
25Chesterfield County515.7+4.1%
26Newberry County477.90%
27Fairfield County440.6+11.1%
28Colleton County349.4+2.5%
29Chester County336.5+2.8%
30Williamsburg County318.7+3%
31Marlboro County317.7+8.8%
32Jasper County276.5+6.5%
33Dillon County270.2-0.1%
34Union County253+5.7%
35Marion County233.6+1.2%
36Clarendon County232.1+4.6%
37Edgefield County220.8+4.5%
38Abbeville County203.7+2.2%
39Hampton County192.2-1.2%
40Barnwell County184-2.3%
41Calhoun County183.9+7.6%
42Bamberg County138.7+0.7%
43Saluda County134.5+0.3%
44Lee County126.8+0.4%
45Allendale County122.8-11%
46McCormick County59.2+0.8%

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About this ranking

Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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