Attorney-Unclassified

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

6 employees hold this title in Department of Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $125,249, above the department median of $85,784.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $872.4K
Role median: $125,249
Agency median: $85,784
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Attorney-Unclassified pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Lawyers — about 7,890 people — is $120,310. Department of Administration pays a median base salary of $125,249 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 52nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,140

$80,870

$120,310

$174,620

$301,140

Department of Administration median · $125,249

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Department of Administration’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 35th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Department of Administration median · $125,249

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Administration is $125,249, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across South Carolina

Attorney-Unclassified is held in 8 South Carolina departments. In Department of Administration, the median of $125,249 ranks #7 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Commission on Indigent Defense

$221,925 · 19

Department of Transportation

$208,590 · 1

Tec & Comprehensive Education Board

$202,461 · 1

Office of the State Treasurer

$155,000 · 1

State Fiscal Accountant Authority

$133,880 · 5

Public Employee Benefits Auth

$131,532 · 4

Department of Children's Advocacy

$110,000 · 1

Median total compensation for the Attorney-Unclassified role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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