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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Salary in South Carolina

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in South Carolina is $47,770. BLS estimates approximately 19,390 people work in this occupation in South Carolina. South Carolina is 1.5% below the national median ($48,520).

Median salary
$47,770
Average salary
$51,400
Median hourly
$22.97
Employment
19,390

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$29,280$14.08
25th percentile$36,780$17.68
Median (50th)$47,770$22.97
75th percentile$61,000$29.33
90th percentile$76,960$37.00

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 2.6% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.413
Location quotient
1.17

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

South Carolina’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.749, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $50,955 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

60/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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