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South Carolina / Department of Veterans' Affairs / Administrative Manager I

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Administrative Manager I

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

1 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans' Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $91,893, above the department median of $74,463.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$91.9K
Role median
$91,893
Agency median
$74,463
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Administrative Manager I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Administrative Services Managers is $124,320. Department of Veterans' Affairs pays a median base salary of $91,893 for this role, 26% below that figureabout the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans' Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,610
$87,590
$124,320
$162,560
$217,720
Department of Veterans' Affairs median · $91,893

The bar is the range of annual wages for Administrative Services Managers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans' Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Administrative Services Managers — about 263,960 people — is $114,130. Department of Veterans' Affairs’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 30th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$67,100
$86,460
$114,130
$157,420
$207,720
Department of Veterans' Affairs median · $91,893

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 Veterans' Affairs is $91,893, 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

Administrative Manager I is held in 39 South Carolina departments. In Department of Veterans' Affairs, the median of $91,893 ranks #7 of 39.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Administrative Manager beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $82,842 ranks #4 of 5. See Administrative Manager across all of South Carolina

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$143,996 · 133
City of Chicago
$97,836 · 9
Massachusetts
$88,584 · 27
Missouri
$74,888 · 189

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Managerroles 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

Employees with this title

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Terrylynn Di Chiara

Administrative Manager I/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp
$91,893
Base pay
$91,893
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,893

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Terrylynn Di Chiara serves as a Administrative Manager I. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,893.