South Carolina / Department of Employment & Workforce / Public Information Director I

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Public Information Director I

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

5 employees hold this title in Department of Employment & Workforce. Median total compensation for the role is $65,705, above the department median of $61,325.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $341.9K
Role median: $65,705
Agency median: $61,325
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Public Information Director I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Public Relations Managers — about 650 people — is $104,920. Department of Employment & Workforce pays a median base salary of $74,460 for this role, 29% below that figure — about the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,160

$80,010

$104,920

$145,240

$212,260

Department of Employment & Workforce median · $74,460

The bar is the range of annual wages for Public Relations Managers 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 Public Relations Managers — about 74,850 people — is $146,910. Department of Employment & Workforce’s median base salary is 49% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$82,410

$106,580

$146,910

$204,520

$284,990

Department of Employment & Workforce median · $74,460

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 $74,460, 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

Public Information Director I is held in 44 South Carolina departments. In Department of Employment & Workforce, the median of $65,705 ranks #24 of 44.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Winthrop University

$85,028 · 1

Department of Prob, Parole & Pardon

$84,376 · 1

Sea Grant Consortium

$83,586 · 1

Trident Technical College

$83,039 · 3

Medical University of SC

$80,741 · 2

The Citadel

$79,221 · 1

Gov Sch for Arts & Humanities

$79,106 · 1

Department of Revenue

$76,170 · 2

Educational Television Community

$73,315 · 1

Behavioral Health & Development Disab

$73,315 · 1

Department on Aging

$72,647 · 1

Housing Authority

$72,412 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Public Information Director beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $73,378 ranks #2 of 2. See Public Information Director across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$175,166 · 26

Median total compensation for comparable Public Information Directorroles 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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