South Carolina / Department of Social Services / Attorney IV
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
12 employees hold this title in Department of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $120,047, above the department median of $55,264.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 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
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Lawyers — about 7,890 people — is $120,310. Department of Social Services pays a median base salary of $95,384 for this role, 21% below that figure — about the 34th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Social Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Department of Social Services’s median base salary is 40% below that national figure, about the 20th 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 Social Services is $95,384, 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
Attorney IV is held in 32 South Carolina departments. In Department of Social Services, the median of $120,047 ranks #7 of 32.
Median total compensation for the Attorney IV 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 14 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $102,000 ranks #6 of 14. See Attorney across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Attorneyroles 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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Attorney IV/Department of Social Services
Emma Belcher works as a Attorney IV for Department of Social Services. Emma earned $120,047 in 2026.
Attorney IV/Department of Social Services
Jonathan Neal holds the role of Attorney IV at Department of Social Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $120,047.
Attorney IV/Department of Social Services
Laura Bardsley is a Attorney IV at Department of Social Services. 2026 total compensation came to $120,047.
Attorney IV/Department of Social Services
At Department of Social Services, Regina Parvin serves as a Attorney IV. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,047.
Attorney IV/Department of Social Services
Sally Dey works as a Attorney IV for Department of Social Services. Sally earned $120,047 in 2026.