South Carolina / Department of Public Health / Architect I
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
2 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $86,831, above the department median of $73,469.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — about 1,030 people — is $101,550. Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $87,607 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 37th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — about 106,770 people — is $99,280. Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Public Health is $87,607, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 17 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $115,844 ranks #8 of 17. See Architect across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Architect 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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Record list
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Architect I/Department of Public Health
Lorna Cardenas works as a Architect I for Department of Public Health. Lorna earned $87,607 in 2026.
Architect I/Department of Public Health
At Department of Public Health, Shardul Shrungare serves as a Architect I. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,054.