Compared with the local labor market
Application Developer II pay vs. South Carolina
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Software Developers — about 13,230 people — is $129,450. Department of Revenue pays a median base salary of $72,102 for this role, 44% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Revenue sits in the local pay range
$76,010
$95,750
$129,450
$167,750
$212,460
Department of Revenue median · $72,102
The bar is the range of annual wages for Software Developers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Revenue’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Software Developers — about 1,687,890 people — is $135,980. Department of Revenue’s median base salary is 47% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$82,460
$105,210
$135,980
$171,980
$214,670
Department of Revenue median · $72,102
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 Revenue is $72,102, 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
Application Developer beyond South Carolina
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $76,878 ranks #4 of 5. See Application Developer across all of South Carolina →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Application Developerroles 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.