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Average Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers Salary in South Carolina

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers in South Carolina earn a median annual salary of $89,630, which is -22.2% compared to the national median. There are 130 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for South Carolina (state).

$89,630
South Carolina median annual wage
$43/hour median
-22.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $115,230
130
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.56
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$54,260
25th
$61,850
Median
$89,630
75th
$127,520
90th
$203,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in South Carolina, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$95,606
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 88.3%
Rents: 80.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$181,060Compare300
Alabama$149,760Compare80
Indiana$143,850Compare70
Minnesota$135,050Compare160
Wisconsin$129,750Compare50
Maryland$127,120Compare410

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in South Carolina

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$236,9500.67
Anesthesiologists$229,8701.41
Physicians, Pathologists$228,8500.88
Nurse Anesthetists$225,8001.28
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$206,4500.75
Pediatricians, General$201,9900.51
Chief Executives$181,8300.94
Architectural And Engineering Managers$163,7900.92

South Carolina has salary data for 736 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers in South Carolina

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers are projected to change by -0.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.