South Carolina / Public Service Commission / Commissioner

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Commissioner

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

7 employees hold this title in Public Service Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $210,245, above the department median of $107,944.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $210,245
Agency median: $107,944
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Commissioner pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 1,740 people — is $168,840. Public Service Commission pays a median base salary of $210,245 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 61st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Service Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$49,760

$109,000

$168,840

$258,950

$393,490

Public Service Commission median · $210,245

The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Service Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Public Service Commission’s median base salary is 2% below that national figure, about the 49th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$75,700

$129,540

$213,990

$356,200

$507,730

Public Service Commission median · $210,245

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 Public Service Commission is $210,245, 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

Commissioner is held in 2 South Carolina departments. In Public Service Commission, the median of $210,245 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Workers Compensation

$188,635 · 7

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

Compare jurisdictions

Commissioner beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $202,271 ranks #4 of 11. See Commissioner across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$250,000 · 11

$243,468 · 21

$208,282 · 5

$185,500 · 29

$161,242 · 22

$149,638 · 17

$72,079 · 58

$56,081 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Commissionerroles 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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