SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is $118,950. The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $265,820. Employment is 440.

Median annual wage

$118,950

10th percentile
$61,370
25th percentile
$78,960
Median
$118,950
75th percentile
$165,680
90th percentile
$265,820
Mean
$135,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $265,820. The difference is $204,450, which is 171.9% 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 $78,960 to the 75th at $165,680, covers $86,720.

The mean annual wage is $135,780, which sits above the median of $118,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,026, which is 20.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the South Carolina median of $120,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $127,026 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lawyers. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 10th of 23 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).).

  • Florence, SC is 50 miles away, with a median of $96,790 and employment of 190. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,543, against $127,026 here.
  • Wilmington, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $109,620 and employment of 480. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,688, against $127,026 here.
  • Fayetteville, NC is 78 miles away, with a median of $107,950 and employment of 320. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,365, against $127,026 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (440 of 146,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Lawyers make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is $118,950. The 10th percentile is $61,370 and the 90th percentile is $265,820. Employment is 440.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 25.5% lower than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers pay in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,950 is $127,026. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Florence, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $96,790. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 10th of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.