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Department of Employment & Workforce

Source file: South Carolina — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Employment & Workforce supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2026, this agency had 449 employees with median total compensation of $61,325; the highest distinct record was $206,000.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$30.9M
Employees
449
Median total
$61,325
Highest record
$206,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 449 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,325) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$68,779 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$50,107
$54,233
$61,325
$75,180
$97,920

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,920 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,107. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Joe Robinson

Workforce Consultant I/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,233
Base pay
$54,233
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,233

At Department of Employment & Workforce, Joe Robinson serves as a Workforce Consultant I. Their 2026 pay totaled $54,233.

Aaron Blaine

Program Coordinator II/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,233
Base pay
$54,233
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,233

Aaron Blaine works as a Program Coordinator II for Department of Employment & Workforce. Aaron earned $54,233 in 2026.

Hailey Sturkie

Investigator IV/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,233
Base pay
$54,233
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,233

Hailey Sturkie works as a Investigator IV for Department of Employment & Workforce. Hailey earned $54,233 in 2026.

Amber Moeckel

Workforce Consultant I/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,060
Base pay
$54,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,060

Amber Moeckel is a Workforce Consultant I at Department of Employment & Workforce. 2026 total compensation came to $54,060.

Curtis Mccray

Workforce Consultant I/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,060
Base pay
$54,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,060

Curtis Mccray holds the role of Workforce Consultant I at Department of Employment & Workforce. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,060.

Kristen Gamble

Program Coordinator I/Department of Employment & Workforce

2026 total comp
$54,060
Base pay
$54,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,060

Kristen Gamble is a Program Coordinator I at Department of Employment & Workforce. 2026 total compensation came to $54,060.