Software Developer Salary in South Carolina
Designs, builds, and maintains software applications across web, mobile, and systems domains.
State Average
$118,815
across 11 metros
vs National Avg
+1.1%
national: $117,513
Metros Covered
11
5 above national avg
Highest Metro
$140,566
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal
All metro areas in South Carolina
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11 metros shown
| Metro Area | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC | $58K | $99K | $140K | $181K | $141K |
| Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC | $74K | $107K | $140K | $173K | $140K |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC | $79K | $103K | $126K | $149K | $126K |
| Spartanburg, SCSC | $69K | $96K | $122K | $148K | $122K |
| Sumter, SCSC | $69K | $94K | $119K | $145K | $120K |
| Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC | $62K | $88K | $114K | $139K | $114K |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC | $68K | $90K | $111K | $133K | $111K |
| Columbia, SCSC | $68K | $89K | $110K | $131K | $110K |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC | $56K | $82K | $108K | $134K | $108K |
| Florence, SCSC | $70K | $89K | $108K | $126K | $108K |
| Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaSC | $60K | $83K | $107K | $130K | $107K |
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