SOC 43-4199 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Information and Record Clerks, All Other 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 Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $51,630. The 10th percentile is $39,890 and the 90th percentile is $61,610. Employment is 220.

Median annual wage

$51,630

10th percentile
$39,890
25th percentile
$45,700
Median
$51,630
75th percentile
$56,930
90th percentile
$61,610
Mean
$51,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Information and Record Clerks, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $39,890 and the 90th percentile is $61,610. The difference is $21,720, which is 42.1% 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 $45,700 to the 75th at $56,930, covers $11,230.

The mean annual wage is $51,270, which sits below the median of $51,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $49,500 for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,138, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the South Carolina median of $49,440.

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 $51,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information and Record Clerks, All Other at $51,138 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information and Record Clerks, All Other. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 4th of 14 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).).

  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 30. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,440, against $51,138 here.
  • Sumter, SC is 66 miles away, with a median of $52,440 and employment of 50. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,577, against $51,138 here.
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 86 miles away, with a median of $50,470 and employment of 30. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,897, against $51,138 here.

Employment share

Information and Record Clerks, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston-North Charleston, SC (220 of 394,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (134,920 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Information and Record Clerks, All Other 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 Information and Record Clerks, All Other make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $51,630. The 10th percentile is $39,890 and the 90th percentile is $61,610. Employment is 220.

How does that compare with the national median for Information and Record Clerks, All Other?

The local median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $49,500.

What is Information and Record Clerks, All Other 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 $51,630 is $51,138. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charleston-North Charleston, SC compare with nearby metros for Information and Record Clerks, All Other?

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $49,440. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 4th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.