Counties in South Carolina by wages and salaries paid

Greenville County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 46 counties in 2014, at $12.35 billion. McCormick County had the lowest, at $60.26 million. The median was $687.24 million and the figure for South Carolina was $85.47 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest12,349.9Greenville County
Median687.246 counties
South Carolina85,468.1History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 211.8 USD millionAiken County: 2,880.2 USD millionAllendale County: 115.6 USD millionAnderson County: 2,467.8 USD millionBamberg County: 151.2 USD millionBarnwell County: 188.8 USD millionBeaufort County: 2,936.2 USD millionBerkeley County: 2,257.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 189.3 USD millionCharleston County: 11,921.1 USD millionCherokee County: 706.4 USD millionChester County: 349.6 USD millionChesterfield County: 545.9 USD millionClarendon County: 238.1 USD millionColleton County: 364.8 USD millionDarlington County: 945.5 USD millionDillon County: 278.5 USD millionDorchester County: 1,211.9 USD millionEdgefield County: 223.9 USD millionFairfield County: 562.5 USD millionFlorence County: 2,804.3 USD millionGeorgetown County: 927 USD millionGreenville County: 12,349.9 USD millionGreenwood County: 1,178.1 USD millionHampton County: 196 USD millionHorry County: 4,096.2 USD millionJasper County: 308.7 USD millionKershaw County: 668.1 USD millionLancaster County: 1,019 USD millionLaurens County: 838.9 USD millionLee County: 125.7 USD millionLexington County: 4,701.3 USD millionMcCormick County: 60.3 USD millionMarion County: 228.7 USD millionMarlboro County: 309.2 USD millionNewberry County: 488.8 USD millionOconee County: 1,141.7 USD millionOrangeburg County: 1,165.7 USD millionPickens County: 1,439.1 USD millionRichland County: 10,517.9 USD millionSaluda County: 144 USD millionSpartanburg County: 5,912.5 USD millionSumter County: 1,818.3 USD millionUnion County: 267.8 USD millionWilliamsburg County: 317.1 USD millionYork County: 3,697.7 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Greenville County: 12,349.9 USD millionGreenville County12,349.9Charleston County: 11,921.1 USD millionCharleston County11,921.1Richland County: 10,517.9 USD millionRichland County10,517.9Spartanburg County: 5,912.5 USD millionSpartanburg County5,912.5Lexington County: 4,701.3 USD millionLexington County4,701.3Horry County: 4,096.2 USD millionHorry County4,096.2York County: 3,697.7 USD millionYork County3,697.7Beaufort County: 2,936.2 USD millionBeaufort County2,936.2Aiken County: 2,880.2 USD millionAiken County2,880.2Florence County: 2,804.3 USD millionFlorence County2,804.3Anderson County: 2,467.8 USD millionAnderson County2,467.8Berkeley County: 2,257.1 USD millionBerkeley County2,257.1Sumter County: 1,818.3 USD millionSumter County1,818.3Pickens County: 1,439.1 USD millionPickens County1,439.1Dorchester County: 1,211.9 USD millionDorchester County1,211.9Greenwood County: 1,178.1 USD millionGreenwood County1,178.1Orangeburg County: 1,165.7 USD millionOrangeburg County1,165.7Oconee County: 1,141.7 USD millionOconee County1,141.7Lancaster County: 1,019 USD millionLancaster County1,019Darlington County: 945.5 USD millionDarlington County945.5Georgetown County: 927 USD millionGeorgetown County927Laurens County: 838.9 USD millionLaurens County838.9Cherokee County: 706.4 USD millionCherokee County706.4Kershaw County: 668.1 USD millionKershaw County668.1Fairfield County: 562.5 USD millionFairfield County562.5Chesterfield County: 545.9 USD millionChesterfield County545.9Newberry County: 488.8 USD millionNewberry County488.8Colleton County: 364.8 USD millionColleton County364.8Chester County: 349.6 USD millionChester County349.6Williamsburg County: 317.1 USD millionWilliamsburg County317.1Marlboro County: 309.2 USD millionMarlboro County309.2Jasper County: 308.7 USD millionJasper County308.7Dillon County: 278.5 USD millionDillon County278.5Union County: 267.8 USD millionUnion County267.8Clarendon County: 238.1 USD millionClarendon County238.1Marion County: 228.7 USD millionMarion County228.7Edgefield County: 223.9 USD millionEdgefield County223.9Abbeville County: 211.8 USD millionAbbeville County211.8Hampton County: 196 USD millionHampton County196Calhoun County: 189.3 USD millionCalhoun County189.3Barnwell County: 188.8 USD millionBarnwell County188.8Bamberg County: 151.2 USD millionBamberg County151.2Saluda County: 144 USD millionSaluda County144Lee County: 125.7 USD millionLee County125.7Allendale County: 115.6 USD millionAllendale County115.6McCormick County: 60.3 USD millionMcCormick County60.3Greenville County: 12,349.9 USD millionGreenville County12,349.9Charleston County: 11,921.1 USD millionCharleston County11,921.1Richland County: 10,517.9 USD millionRichland County10,517.9Spartanburg County: 5,912.5 USD millionSpartanburg County5,912.5Lexington County: 4,701.3 USD millionLexington County4,701.3Horry County: 4,096.2 USD millionHorry County4,096.2York County: 3,697.7 USD millionYork County3,697.7Beaufort County: 2,936.2 USD millionBeaufort County2,936.2Aiken County: 2,880.2 USD millionAiken County2,880.2Florence County: 2,804.3 USD millionFlorence County2,804.3Anderson County: 2,467.8 USD millionAnderson County2,467.8Berkeley County: 2,257.1 USD millionBerkeley County2,257.1Sumter County: 1,818.3 USD millionSumter County1,818.3Pickens County: 1,439.1 USD millionPickens County1,439.1Dorchester County: 1,211.9 USD millionDorchester County1,211.9Greenwood County: 1,178.1 USD millionGreenwood County1,178.1Orangeburg County: 1,165.7 USD millionOrangeburg County1,165.7Oconee County: 1,141.7 USD millionOconee County1,141.7Lancaster County: 1,019 USD millionLancaster County1,019Darlington County: 945.5 USD millionDarlington County945.5Georgetown County: 927 USD millionGeorgetown County927Laurens County: 838.9 USD millionLaurens County838.9Cherokee County: 706.4 USD millionCherokee County706.4Kershaw County: 668.1 USD millionKershaw County668.1Fairfield County: 562.5 USD millionFairfield County562.5Chesterfield County: 545.9 USD millionChesterfield County545.9Newberry County: 488.8 USD millionNewberry County488.8Colleton County: 364.8 USD millionColleton County364.8Chester County: 349.6 USD millionChester County349.6Williamsburg County: 317.1 USD millionWilliamsburg County317.1Marlboro County: 309.2 USD millionMarlboro County309.2Jasper County: 308.7 USD millionJasper County308.7Dillon County: 278.5 USD millionDillon County278.5Union County: 267.8 USD millionUnion County267.8Clarendon County: 238.1 USD millionClarendon County238.1Marion County: 228.7 USD millionMarion County228.7Edgefield County: 223.9 USD millionEdgefield County223.9Abbeville County: 211.8 USD millionAbbeville County211.8Hampton County: 196 USD millionHampton County196Calhoun County: 189.3 USD millionCalhoun County189.3Barnwell County: 188.8 USD millionBarnwell County188.8Bamberg County: 151.2 USD millionBamberg County151.2Saluda County: 144 USD millionSaluda County144Lee County: 125.7 USD millionLee County125.7Allendale County: 115.6 USD millionAllendale County115.6McCormick County: 60.3 USD millionMcCormick County60.3
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Greenville County12,349.9+6.1%
2Charleston County11,921.1+6.8%
3Richland County10,517.9+2.7%
4Spartanburg County5,912.5+5.7%
5Lexington County4,701.3+8.1%
6Horry County4,096.2+4.5%
7York County3,697.7+7.3%
8Beaufort County2,936.2+3.5%
9Aiken County2,880.2+1.8%
10Florence County2,804.3+2.6%
11Anderson County2,467.8+2.2%
12Berkeley County2,257.1+4.4%
13Sumter County1,818.3+2.4%
14Pickens County1,439.1+3.2%
15Dorchester County1,211.9+4.1%
16Greenwood County1,178.1+2.7%
17Orangeburg County1,165.7+0.1%
18Oconee County1,141.7+8.8%
19Lancaster County1,019+10.8%
20Darlington County945.5+1.8%
21Georgetown County927+6.9%
22Laurens County838.9+6.2%
23Cherokee County706.4+2.3%
24Kershaw County668.1+3.4%
25Fairfield County562.5+27.7%
26Chesterfield County545.9+5.8%
27Newberry County488.8+2.3%
28Colleton County364.8+4.4%
29Chester County349.6+3.9%
30Williamsburg County317.1-0.5%
31Marlboro County309.2-2.7%
32Jasper County308.7+11.7%
33Dillon County278.5+3.1%
34Union County267.8+5.8%
35Clarendon County238.1+2.6%
36Marion County228.7-2.1%
37Edgefield County223.9+1.4%
38Abbeville County211.8+4%
39Hampton County196+2%
40Calhoun County189.3+2.9%
41Barnwell County188.8+2.6%
42Bamberg County151.2+9%
43Saluda County144+7.1%
44Lee County125.7-0.9%
45Allendale County115.6-5.8%
46McCormick County60.3+1.7%

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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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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Greenville County, with $12.35 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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McCormick County, with $60.26 million in 2014.

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