South Carolina / Labor License & Regulation / Attorney IV

Job-title file

Attorney IV

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

15 employees hold this title in Labor License & Regulation. Median total compensation for the role is $109,500, above the department median of $65,705.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $109,500
Agency median: $65,705
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$102,938$123,526+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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. Labor License & Regulation pays a median base salary of $102,938 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Labor License & Regulation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,140

$80,870

$120,310

$174,620

$301,140

Labor License & Regulation median · $102,938

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 Labor License & Regulation’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. Labor License & Regulation’s median base salary is 36% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Labor License & Regulation median · $102,938

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 Labor License & Regulation is $102,938, 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 Labor License & Regulation, the median of $109,500 ranks #17 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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