South Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services / Hearings Officer
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $73,049, above the department median of $66,400.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — about 130 people — is $94,880. Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $73,049 for this role, 23% below that figure — about the 33rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers — about 16,370 people — is $117,860. Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary is 38% below that national figure, about the 19th 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 Health and Human Services is $73,049, 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
Hearings Officer is held in 6 South Carolina departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $73,049 ranks #2 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Hearings Officer 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 3 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $67,677 ranks #3 of 3. See Hearings Officer across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Hearings Officerroles 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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Hearings Officer/Department of Health and Human Services
John Marino holds the role of Hearings Officer at Department of Health and Human Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,656.
Hearings Officer/Department of Health and Human Services
At Department of Health and Human Services, Sean Walgren serves as a Hearings Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,460.
Hearings Officer/Department of Health and Human Services
Kimberly Drake holds the role of Hearings Officer at Department of Health and Human Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,638.
Hearings Officer/Department of Health and Human Services
Sherry Everett holds the role of Hearings Officer at Department of Health and Human Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,677.