South Carolina / Department of Administration / IT Director I

Job-title file

IT Director I

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

8 employees hold this title in Department of Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $133,616, above the department median of $85,784.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $133,616
Agency median: $85,784
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110,800$153,722+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

IT Director I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers — about 4,930 people — is $160,860. Department of Administration pays a median base salary of $145,000 for this role, 10% below that figure — about the 40th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$95,990

$121,560

$160,860

$200,480

$233,500

Department of Administration median · $145,000

The bar is the range of annual wages for Computer and Information Systems Managers 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 Computer and Information Systems Managers — about 670,570 people — is $175,140. Department of Administration’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 30th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$107,550

$138,060

$175,140

$220,730

$297,510

Department of Administration median · $145,000

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 $145,000, 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

IT Director I is held in 29 South Carolina departments. In Department of Administration, the median of $133,616 ranks #17 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Revenue

$154,247 · 1

Governor's Off-Sled

$153,513 · 1

University of South Carolina

$149,016 · 6

School for the Deaf and Blind

$147,859 · 1

Commission on Higher Education

$145,608 · 1

Public Employee Benefits Auth

$143,164 · 1

Department of Nat. Resources

$142,800 · 1

Attorney General's Office

$142,256 · 1

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Off

$140,970 · 1

Secretary of State

$140,808 · 1

Trident Technical College

$140,670 · 2

Midlands Technical College

$138,812 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

IT Director beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $140,172 ranks #2 of 2. See IT Director across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$150,141 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable IT Director roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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