South Carolina H-1B salaries

Employers filed 8,446 certified H-1B applications for jobs in South Carolina between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $95,898 a year.

Median salary offered: $95,898
Middle half earn: $73,780 to $125,000
Top 10% earn over: $160,000
Certified filings: 8,446

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Capgemini America Inc	252	$120,000	$102,550 – $133,987
Clemson University	243	$71,877	$60,320 – $90,385
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	234	$104,520	$86,798 – $116,417
Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates	216	$237,000	$83,587 – $366,481
Richland County School District One	209	$59,199	$50,100 – $67,554
LPL Financial LLC	147	$150,000	$131,546 – $167,200
Lexington County School District One	141	$61,986	$55,191 – $66,704
University of South Carolina	138	$86,000	$64,089 – $100,000
Orangeburg County School District	102	$61,939	$54,570 – $69,343
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	95	$80,350	$77,958 – $82,628
Dorchester School District Two	94	$59,765	$55,933 – $64,860
Jasper County School District	91	$46,939	$45,415 – $60,146
Darlington County School District	78	$60,558	$55,245 – $65,286
Lee County School District	76	$56,750	$52,194 – $60,375
Randstad Digital, LLC	74	$130,000	$123,125 – $139,840
American Credit Acceptance, LLC	66	$93,179	$80,000 – $113,945
Infosys Limited	62	$94,297	$81,734 – $106,787
Purpose Financial, Inc.	62	$92,250	$81,000 – $115,580
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	54	$173,449	$144,905 – $194,516
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.	53	$93,089	$83,533 – $112,424
Itron, Inc.	50	$108,544	$88,104 – $125,000
Coastal Carolina University	48	$68,067	$63,000 – $87,461
ES Foundry Corp	46	$99,200	$78,675 – $126,000
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.	43	$106,602	$93,860 – $130,208
Colleton County School District	42	$47,000	$43,368 – $47,000
ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC	42	$89,065	$83,164 – $95,851
Cummins Inc.	42	$87,630	$81,068 – $111,665
RBUS, Inc.	41	$126,942	$106,974 – $140,712
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.	39	$128,232	$112,424 – $136,510
Carnegie Health and Life Sciences Inc.	36	$83,200	$82,285 – $83,200
Coforge Limited	36	$109,158	$102,002 – $120,452
Prisma Health Medical Group - Midlands	36	$322,230	$289,962 – $485,814
Global Lending Services LLC	36	$92,983	$84,750 – $100,000
Williamsburg County School District	31	$45,537	$42,500 – $48,500
Duck Creek Technologies LLC	31	$128,990	$121,860 – $143,350
Southeastern Hospitalist Services PC	31	$273,000	$261,040 – $282,360
Hounen Solar America Inc.	30	$90,000	$76,250 – $111,217
Eaton Corporation	30	$96,786	$86,430 – $111,560
Wipro Limited	30	$92,050	$86,400 – $99,299
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank	29	$115,500	$110,000 – $120,000
Continental Tire The Americas, LLC	29	$121,956	$105,325 – $142,269
Allendale County School District	28	$57,691	$54,678 – $66,168
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC	28	$115,621	$100,797 – $128,003
College of Charleston	27	$75,000	$67,442 – $91,933
Sanctityinternational LLC	26	$77,800	$74,184 – $88,945
L&T Technology Services Limited	26	$87,859	$80,663 – $92,248
Incedo, Inc.	25	$106,974	$103,210 – $128,960
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina	24	$75,894	$59,914 – $94,391
Datasoft Technologies, Inc	24	$120,130	$92,529 – $142,656
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.	23	$60,161	$52,000 – $69,500

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	376	$97,000	$89,876 – $112,500
Software Engineer	165	$106,974	$90,000 – $113,000
Assistant Professor	131	$105,000	$87,304 – $188,750
Senior Software Engineer	110	$122,626	$110,624 – $137,546
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	100	$104,520	$103,210 – $113,797
Postdoctoral Fellow	70	$60,000	$55,668 – $65,000
Senior Software Developer	66	$128,617	$116,080 – $135,000
Elementary School Teacher	66	$52,262	$46,335 – $59,948
High School Science Teacher	62	$62,436	$52,995 – $68,582
Elementary Teacher	61	$58,161	$50,100 – $62,792
High School Math Teacher	54	$57,230	$48,830 – $70,536
Applications Consultant 3	54	$134,450	$128,797 – $138,686
Data Engineer	52	$106,974	$84,758 – $113,719
Special Education Teacher	50	$55,316	$48,750 – $68,269
Hospitalist	49	$280,800	$260,000 – $324,459
Middle School Math Teacher	46	$61,240	$50,787 – $66,312
High School Teacher	45	$45,960	$45,415 – $59,000
Business Analyst	44	$87,981	$72,070 – $96,239
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	44	$81,266	$77,958 – $86,798
Project Manager	41	$95,000	$89,000 – $118,310
Manufacturing Engineer	38	$84,170	$77,500 – $92,000
Middle School Science Teacher	37	$56,913	$48,462 – $69,801
Elementary Special Education Teacher	37	$59,488	$52,590 – $65,636
Architect	37	$77,958	$77,730 – $81,266
AVP Tech, Software Development	31	$160,000	$155,344 – $168,184
Mechanical Engineer	31	$80,000	$75,046 – $89,500
Middle School Special Education Teacher	30	$60,056	$51,105 – $73,381
Hospitalist Physician	29	$294,486	$275,434 – $310,000
Programmer Analyst	29	$93,642	$90,000 – $112,750
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	28	$128,461	$128,461 – $138,408
World Language Teacher - High School Spanish	28	$62,376	$57,450 – $68,462
Applications Consultant 2	28	$102,624	$94,000 – $113,870
Technical Lead	28	$89,322	$80,439 – $113,614
High School Special Education Teacher	28	$64,514	$55,627 – $69,858
Lecturer	27	$71,410	$58,815 – $78,173
Data Scientist	27	$80,000	$69,054 – $94,910
Electrical Engineer	27	$85,904	$80,000 – $95,836
Industrial Engineer	26	$87,538	$79,144 – $102,518
Quality Engineer	26	$86,099	$77,946 – $89,787
Physician	26	$290,474	$239,200 – $591,056
Data Analyst	26	$81,640	$68,430 – $96,294
Project Engineer	25	$80,000	$72,000 – $86,674
Test Consultant 2	25	$92,200	$86,500 – $94,044
Senior Data Engineer	24	$131,116	$120,900 – $142,750
Process Engineer	24	$88,083	$80,153 – $97,515
Senior Engineer, Software Developer	24	$132,985	$128,232 – $138,478
High School Spanish Teacher	24	$59,882	$54,272 – $65,474
Research Assistant Professor	23	$80,000	$70,445 – $85,000
Middle School Teacher	23	$48,540	$46,970 – $54,506
Test Consultant 3	22	$111,535	$104,100 – $114,294

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Fort Mill, SC	1,539	$113,000	$99,000 – $136,462
Columbia, SC	1,105	$92,685	$70,550 – $117,666
Greenville, SC	730	$97,778	$80,000 – $122,899
Indian Land, SC	406	$127,385	$112,424 – $146,094
Charleston, SC	343	$91,603	$68,996 – $137,306
Lexington, SC	276	$71,352	$60,340 – $104,048
Spartanburg, SC	202	$95,960	$80,226 – $125,375
Greer, SC	195	$105,000	$86,289 – $125,362
Clemson, SC	195	$75,000	$60,493 – $91,576
Florence, SC	192	$99,050	$76,408 – $161,920
North Charleston, SC	151	$88,296	$79,290 – $114,785
Summerville, SC	136	$63,926	$56,655 – $85,250
Rock Hill, SC	134	$88,274	$69,018 – $112,224
Orangeburg, SC	132	$69,184	$58,656 – $117,794
Greenwood, SC	111	$101,040	$75,600 – $148,700
Tega Cay, SC	110	$134,674	$112,986 – $155,246
Lancaster, SC	103	$112,424	$83,200 – $160,136
Anderson, SC	94	$105,000	$85,974 – $132,192
Ladson, SC	90	$103,238	$82,511 – $122,776
West Columbia, SC	88	$95,811	$62,982 – $113,708
Conway, SC	77	$88,000	$67,053 – $239,200
Sumter, SC	71	$103,850	$81,280 – $128,304
Myrtle Beach, SC	71	$168,501	$84,100 – $270,400
Ridgeland, SC	70	$54,075	$45,964 – $69,697
Bishopville, SC	66	$56,000	$52,000 – $60,062
Simpsonville, SC	60	$102,928	$83,658 – $120,058
Hartsville, SC	60	$60,616	$54,222 – $72,583
Hopkins, SC	54	$66,516	$52,549 – $79,083
West Union, SC	49	$113,322	$90,064 – $125,000
Gray Court, SC	48	$88,500	$83,494 – $95,822
Hardeeville, SC	47	$45,960	$45,415 – $57,986
Duncan, SC	43	$95,000	$81,113 – $109,558
Walterboro, SC	42	$47,000	$43,368 – $48,335
Darlington, SC	42	$61,775	$55,789 – $65,286
Fountain Inn, SC	42	$94,174	$74,020 – $105,148
Mauldin, SC	38	$83,533	$78,312 – $88,520
Winnsboro, SC	37	$60,000	$54,999 – $65,000
Blythewood, SC	36	$101,000	$84,312 – $115,302
Aiken, SC	35	$110,250	$86,050 – $239,200
Mt. Pleasant, SC	34	$69,732	$56,906 – $88,155

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	559	$98,000
2024	2,844	$95,000
2025	3,054	$96,200
2026	1,989	$95,805