South Carolina / Department of Environmental Services / Attorney IV

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Attorney IV

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

7 employees hold this title in Department of Environmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $107,320, above the department median of $66,315.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $700.6K
Role median: $107,320
Agency median: $66,315
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Attorney IV pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Lawyers — about 7,890 people — is $120,310. Department of Environmental Services pays a median base salary of $107,320 for this role, 11% below that figure — about the 42nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Environmental Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,140

$80,870

$120,310

$174,620

$301,140

Department of Environmental Services median · $107,320

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 Environmental 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 Environmental Services’s median base salary is 33% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Department of Environmental Services median · $107,320

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 Environmental Services is $107,320, 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

Attorney IV is held in 32 South Carolina departments. In Department of Environmental Services, the median of $107,320 ranks #23 of 32.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Veterans' Affairs

$128,455 · 1

Commission for the Blind

$127,344 · 1

Department of Transportation

$125,437 · 4

Department of Prob, Parole & Pardon

$123,148 · 1

First Steps

$122,000 · 1

Workers Compensation

$120,336 · 1

Department of Social Services

$120,047 · 12

Department of Revenue

$117,798 · 5

Department of Corrections

$115,734 · 2

Department of Children's Advocacy

$115,000 · 1

Department of Insurance

$112,200 · 2

Department of Public Safety

$111,281 · 1

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

Attorney beyond South Carolina

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$273,500 · 508

$150,234 · 3,693

$124,428 · 1,280

$108,190 · 29

$102,516 · 7

$85,943 · 269

$83,880 · 608

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$80,774 · 7

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.

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