South Carolina / Department of Public Health / Physician
Job-title file
Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.
5 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $198,472, above the department median of $73,469.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Physicians, All Other — about 4,510 people — is $274,480. Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $198,472 for this role, 28% below that figure — about the 33rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other — about 342,720 people — is $265,930. Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 40th 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 $198,472, 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
Physician is held in 9 South Carolina departments. In Department of Public Health, the median of $198,472 ranks #4 of 9.
Median total compensation for the Physician role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $184,126 ranks #4 of 11. See Physician across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Physicianroles 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.
Record list
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Physician/Department of Public Health
Lucy Traxler works as a Physician for Department of Public Health. Lucy earned $231,228 in 2026.
Physician/Department of Public Health
Abdoulaye Diedhiou works as a Physician for Department of Public Health. Abdoulaye earned $210,435 in 2026.
Physician/Department of Public Health
Martha Buchanan is a Physician at Department of Public Health. 2026 total compensation came to $198,472.
Physician/Department of Public Health
At Department of Public Health, Amy Xie serves as a Physician. Their 2026 pay totaled $193,000.
Physician/Department of Public Health
At Department of Public Health, Gill Wright serves as a Physician. Their 2026 pay totaled $183,600.