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Coastal Carolina University

Source file: South Carolina — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Coastal Carolina University operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2026, this agency had 1,169 employees with median total compensation of $71,777; the highest distinct record was $800,000.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$97.7M
Employees
1,169
Median total
$71,777
Highest record
$800,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 1,169 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,777) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,599 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$54,440
$60,000
$71,777
$92,999
$120,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,440. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Professor
141 · $107,013
Associate Professor
109 · $83,498
Assistant Professor
107 · $70,500
Lecturer
67 · $55,000

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Shari Orisich

Associate Professor/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$81,119
Base pay
$81,119
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,119

Shari Orisich holds the role of Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,119.

Mauricio Castillo

Associate Professor/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$81,059
Base pay
$81,059
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,059

Mauricio Castillo is a Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University. 2026 total compensation came to $81,059.

Ami Stearns

Associate Professor/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$81,005
Base pay
$81,005
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,005

At Coastal Carolina University, Ami Stearns serves as a Associate Professor. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,005.

Mary Stringer Clary

Associate Professor/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$80,997
Base pay
$80,997
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,997

Mary Stringer Clary works as a Associate Professor for Coastal Carolina University. Mary earned $80,997 in 2026.

Amanda Reinig

Program Coordinator II/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$80,939
Base pay
$80,939
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,939

Amanda Reinig is a Program Coordinator II at Coastal Carolina University. 2026 total compensation came to $80,939.

Karen Cook

Accounting/Fiscal Manager I/Coastal Carolina University

2026 total comp
$80,937
Base pay
$80,937
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,937

Karen Cook is a Accounting/Fiscal Manager I at Coastal Carolina University. 2026 total compensation came to $80,937.