South Carolina / South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice / Electrician I
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
3 employees hold this title in South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $59,968, below the department median of $62,629.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Electricians — about 8,010 people — is $58,740. South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice pays a median base salary of $59,968 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 Electricians across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Electricians — about 757,220 people — is $63,190. South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice’s median base salary is 5% below that national figure, about the 44th 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 South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice is $59,968, 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
Electrician I is held in 12 South Carolina departments. In South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, the median of $59,968 ranks #6 of 12.
Median total compensation for the Electrician I 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 30 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $61,674 ranks #23 of 30. See Electrician across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Electrician roles 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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Record list
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Electrician I/South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
John Gibson is a Electrician I at South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $65,000.
Electrician I/South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
Robert Crim is a Electrician I at South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $59,968.
Electrician I/South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
At South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Rudolph May serves as a Electrician I. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,968.