South Carolina / Department of Social Services / Program Manager I

Job-title file

Program Manager I

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

111 employees hold this title in Department of Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $75,204, above the department median of $55,264.

Employees: 111
Total payroll: $8.3M
Role median: $75,204
Agency median: $55,264
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$66,400$99,665+

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How total compensation varies among the 111 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.

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This role across South Carolina

Program Manager I is held in 82 South Carolina departments. In Department of Social Services, the median of $75,204 ranks #74 of 82.

Highest-paying departments for this role

SC Aeronautics

$118,000 · 1

S C Conservation Bank

$101,177 · 1

Trident Technical College

$100,825 · 3

Department of Public Safety

$100,823 · 12

Department of Archives and History

$100,659 · 2

Commission for the Blind

$99,815 · 2

Adjutant Generals Office

$99,450 · 7

Flo-Darlington Technician College

$98,900 · 1

Governor's Off-Sled

$96,772 · 4

State Fiscal Accountant Authority

$95,622 · 7

School for the Deaf and Blind

$93,859 · 6

Housing Authority

$92,970 · 13

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

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Program Manager beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $91,333 ranks #10 of 18. See Program Manager across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose

$201,190 · 57

Los Angeles County

$168,477 · 76

New York Public Authorities

$134,025 · 136

Chicago Public Schools

$126,827 · 41

District of Columbia

$122,036 · 310

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$111,988 · 39

City of Chicago

$102,444 · 32

Florida

$92,828 · 40

Median total compensation for comparable Program 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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