South Carolina / Department of Environmental Services / Paralegal
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Environmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,064, below the department median of $66,315.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 7,420 people — is $53,880. Department of Environmental Services pays a median base salary of $55,064 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants 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 Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. Department of Environmental Services’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 34th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 $55,064, 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
Paralegal is held in 14 South Carolina departments. In Department of Environmental Services, the median of $55,064 ranks #7 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $54,000 ranks #13 of 25. See Paralegal across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegalroles 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.
Record list
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Paralegal/Department of Environmental Services
Janet Debruhl works as a Paralegal for Department of Environmental Services. Janet earned $56,848 in 2026.
Paralegal/Department of Environmental Services
Sandra Wessinger is a Paralegal at Department of Environmental Services. 2026 total compensation came to $55,064.
Paralegal/Department of Environmental Services
Deidre Richburg is a Paralegal at Department of Environmental Services. 2026 total compensation came to $54,000.