South Carolina / Department of Mental Health / Administrative Manager I

Job-title file

Administrative Manager I

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

17 employees hold this title in Department of Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $89,775, above the department median of $65,856.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $89,775
Agency median: $65,856
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$68,218$97,020+

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

How total compensation varies among the 17 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

Administrative Manager I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Administrative Services Managers is $124,320. Department of Mental Health pays a median base salary of $90,445 for this role, 27% below that figure — about the 27th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Mental Health sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,610

$87,590

$124,320

$162,560

$217,720

Department of Mental Health median · $90,445

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Administrative Services Managers — about 263,960 people — is $114,130. Department of Mental Health’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 29th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,100

$86,460

$114,130

$157,420

$207,720

Department of Mental Health median · $90,445

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 Mental Health is $90,445, 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

Administrative Manager I is held in 39 South Carolina departments. In Department of Mental Health, the median of $89,775 ranks #11 of 39.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Midlands Technical College

$106,080 · 1

Trident Technical College

$103,861 · 2

Public Service Commission

$99,079 · 1

State Auditor Office

$95,437 · 1

Law Enforcement Trning Council

$94,296 · 1

Election Commission

$93,678 · 1

Department of Veterans' Affairs

$91,893 · 1

School for the Deaf and Blind

$90,023 · 2

Flo-Darlington Technician College

$90,000 · 1

Commission on Higher Education

$89,877 · 1

Department of Administration

$86,850 · 1

University of Charleston

$86,820 · 7

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

Compare jurisdictions

Administrative Manager beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $82,842 ranks #4 of 5. See Administrative Manager across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$143,996 · 133

$97,836 · 9

$88,584 · 27

$74,888 · 189

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Managerroles 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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