Living wage by county in South Carolina, 2027
The living wage in South Carolina ranges from $21.34 to $23.43 an hour per worker across its 46 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In South Carolina, 25.2% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Aiken County | $21.89 | $6,630 | $38.25 |
| Allendale County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Anderson County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Bamberg County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Barnwell County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Beaufort County | $23.36 | $7,074 | $40.81 |
| Berkeley County | $22.50 | $6,815 | $39.32 |
| Calhoun County | $21.89 | $6,630 | $38.25 |
| Charleston County | $22.78 | $6,898 | $39.79 |
| Cherokee County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Chester County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Chesterfield County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Clarendon County | $22.13 | $6,701 | $38.66 |
| Colleton County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Darlington County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Dillon County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Dorchester County | $22.13 | $6,701 | $38.66 |
| Edgefield County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Fairfield County | $22.81 | $6,908 | $39.85 |
| Florence County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Georgetown County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.60 |
| Greenville County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Greenwood County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Hampton County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Horry County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.60 |
| Jasper County | $22.78 | $6,898 | $39.79 |
| Kershaw County | $22.51 | $6,817 | $39.33 |
| Lancaster County | $22.46 | $6,802 | $39.24 |
| Laurens County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Lee County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Lexington County | $22.13 | $6,701 | $38.66 |
| Marion County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Marlboro County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| McCormick County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Newberry County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Oconee County | $22.37 | $6,776 | $39.09 |
| Orangeburg County | $21.69 | $6,568 | $37.90 |
| Pickens County | $23.43 | $7,097 | $40.94 |
| Richland County | $22.13 | $6,701 | $38.66 |
| Saluda County | $22.07 | $6,683 | $38.55 |
| Spartanburg County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Sumter County | $22.29 | $6,751 | $38.95 |
| Union County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Williamsburg County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.60 |
| York County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
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