Recruiter salary in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Pay in Charleston-North Charleston against South Carolina and the US

The middle half of recruiters in Charleston-North Charleston earns $56,710–$93,160. The top tenth earns $123,180 or more, 2.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($78,390) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $36,450 wide, between the figure for South Carolina ($35,610) and the US figure ($40,770).

What to budget for a recruiter here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $22,580 over the median, the 25th only $13,870 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $29,135 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Charleston-North Charleston, and the South Carolina statewide median of $65,370 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Charleston-North Charleston

At the $70,580 median, a local hire costs about $91,071 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,491 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Charleston-North Charleston

Of the 17 roles we track in Charleston-North Charleston, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($79,350) and office managers ($65,910). Project Coordinator is the highest at $94,730.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #11 of the 17 roles we track in Charleston-North Charleston (-7.1%), between HR assistants (-5.5%) and project coordinators (-7.4%). The typical role here is at -5.2%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 5.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Charleston-North Charleston, 5.5% across South Carolina and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in South Carolina

Across the 11 areas of South Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $61,300 in Florence to $70,580 in Charleston-North Charleston, a gap of $9,280 a year. All 2 areas in South Carolina with more recruiters than Charleston-North Charleston pay less, among them Greenville-Anderson, SC ($66,870) and Columbia, SC ($67,990).

Charleston-North Charleston against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Charleston-North Charleston is #65 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside South Carolina, Dallas-Fort Worth and Redding pay just above Charleston-North Charleston and Corvallis and Asheville just below. All four are within $370 a year of the median in Charleston-North Charleston. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, one pays more.

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