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8.7% Jobs Projection
$80,990 Median Salary
420 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Lawyers in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Lawyers in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Lawyers in South Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Lawyers Work in South Carolina?

In 2018, there were 5,870 Lawyers working in the state.

There were 6,080 Lawyers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,420 Lawyers working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Lawyers than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Lawyers in this state are growing at a rate of 8.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 420 annual Lawyers job openings in South Carolina, and 8,870 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 40,700 annual jobs and 857,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Lawyers Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Lawyers ranged from $44,380 to $198,300 with $80,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.34 to $95.34. The median hourly rate was $38.94.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.71.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Lawyers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Lawyers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4,330 $115,710
Columbia, SC 1,690 $91,090
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,540 $61,130
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 930 $99,860
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 450 $84,640
Spartanburg, SC 320 $93,150
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 300 $68,930
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 210 $79,060
Florence, SC 170 $103,990
Sumter, SC 80 $93,930

Top States for Lawyers Employment

View the list below to see where most Lawyers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 82,180 $152,930
New York 76,840 $144,150
Florida 47,280 $100,090
Texas 42,590 $127,550
District of Columbia 31,680 $164,210
Illinois 31,260 $126,770
Pennsylvania 24,980 $116,860
New Jersey 21,070 $119,540
Georgia 20,080 $104,940
Massachusetts 18,420 $142,100
Ohio 17,600 $98,530
Virginia 15,890 $127,110
Michigan 14,550 $94,990
Colorado 12,930 $127,070
North Carolina 12,560 $99,400
Maryland 12,490 $107,450
Minnesota 11,270 $103,630
Washington 11,000 $115,500
Missouri 10,340 $99,990
Arizona 9,370 $111,590

Below are the states where Lawyers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $164,210
California $152,930
New York $144,150
Massachusetts $142,100
Connecticut $129,160
Texas $127,550
Virginia $127,110
Colorado $127,070
Illinois $126,770
Nevada $121,740

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