South Carolina / Department of Employment & Workforce / IT Business Analyst III

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IT Business Analyst III

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

5 employees hold this title in Department of Employment & Workforce. Median total compensation for the role is $92,000, above the department median of $61,325.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $429.8K
Role median: $92,000
Agency median: $61,325
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

IT Business Analyst III pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Computer Systems Analysts — about 7,700 people — is $98,280. Department of Employment & Workforce pays a median base salary of $72,276 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Employment & Workforce sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$58,000

$76,070

$98,280

$122,570

$148,660

Department of Employment & Workforce median · $72,276

The bar is the range of annual wages for Computer Systems Analysts across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Employment & Workforce’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Computer Systems Analysts — about 519,530 people — is $105,850. Department of Employment & Workforce’s median base salary is 32% below that national figure, about the 15th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,340

$82,860

$105,850

$134,110

$167,710

Department of Employment & Workforce median · $72,276

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 Employment & Workforce is $72,276, 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

This role across South Carolina

IT Business Analyst III is held in 21 South Carolina departments. In Department of Employment & Workforce, the median of $92,000 ranks #5 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Prob, Parole & Pardon

$101,469 · 1

Attorney General's Office

$95,467 · 1

Department of Transportation

$92,437 · 3

Public Employee Benefits Auth

$92,324 · 2

Tec & Comprehensive Education Board

$91,917 · 4

Department of Revenue

$90,694 · 2

Department of Nat. Resources

$89,879 · 1

Workers Compensation

$87,810 · 2

Department of Motor Vehicles

$85,005 · 2

Department of Social Services

$81,707 · 6

Department of Health and Human Services

$80,989 · 2

Department of Administration

$73,768 · 5

Median total compensation for the IT Business Analyst III role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

IT Business Analyst beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $68,800 ranks #4 of 5. See IT Business Analyst across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$90,000 · 457

$89,856 · 17

$86,700 · 5

$61,588 · 107

Median total compensation for comparable IT Business Analystroles 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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