South Carolina / Department of Education / Senior Auditor

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Senior Auditor

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

7 employees hold this title in Department of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $74,460, above the department median of $73,030.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $531.9K
Role median: $74,460
Agency median: $73,030
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Auditor pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 15,270 people — is $76,560. Department of Education pays a median base salary of $74,460 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 46th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Education sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$50,370

$62,100

$76,560

$99,080

$131,220

Department of Education median · $74,460

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Department of Education’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Department of Education median · $74,460

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 Education is $74,460, 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

Senior Auditor is held in 20 South Carolina departments. In Department of Education, the median of $74,460 ranks #7 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Attorney General's Office

$84,181 · 7

Department of Prob, Parole & Pardon

$81,355 · 1

State Accident Fund

$78,655 · 1

Department on Aging

$77,152 · 1

Department of Disabilities&Spec Need

$76,965 · 1

Department of Administration

$74,570 · 1

State Fiscal Accountant Authority

$73,534 · 4

Department of Public Health

$73,006 · 1

Financial Institutional Board

$72,933 · 6

Department of Transportation

$72,472 · 3

Office of Inspector General

$72,000 · 6

Office of Resilience

$70,896 · 2

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

Compare jurisdictions

Senior Auditor beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $68,595 ranks #9 of 13. See Senior Auditor across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$156,058 · 12

District of Columbia

$137,561 · 13

Vermont

$112,528 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$101,023 · 6

New York Public Authorities

$87,597 · 79

Maine

$81,522 · 21

Georgia

$80,473 · 88

City of Milwaukee

$79,436 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Senior Auditorroles 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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