SOC 29-1213 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Dermatologists make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dermatologists in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $207,000. The 10th percentile is $165,600 and the 90th percentile is $437,050. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$207,000
- 10th percentile
- $165,600
- 25th percentile
- $165,600
- Median
- $207,000
- 75th percentile
- $389,990
- 90th percentile
- $437,050
- Mean
- $269,420
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Dermatologists, the published 10th percentile is $165,600 and the 90th percentile is $437,050. The difference is $271,450, which is 131.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $165,600 to the 75th at $389,990, covers $224,390.
The mean annual wage is $269,420, which sits above the median of $207,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 37% lower than the national median of $328,730 for Dermatologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $205,028, which is 37.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 20.4% lower than the South Carolina median of $259,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $207,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dermatologists at $205,028 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Dermatologists. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $276,170 and employment of 180. That median is 33.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $283,694, against $205,028 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Dermatologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Dermatologists make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dermatologists in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $207,000. The 10th percentile is $165,600 and the 90th percentile is $437,050.
How does that compare with the national median for Dermatologists?
The local median is 37% lower than the national median of $328,730.
What is Dermatologists pay in Charleston-North Charleston, SC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $207,000 is $205,028. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Charleston-North Charleston, SC compare with nearby metros for Dermatologists?
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 155 miles away, at $276,170. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.