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South Carolina / SC Department Juvenile Justice / Law Enforcement Officer III

Job-title file

Law Enforcement Officer III

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

14 employees hold this title in SC Department Juvenile Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $68,957, above the department median of $62,629.

Employees
14
Total payroll
$978.9K
Role median
$68,957
Agency median
$62,629
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,800$85,008+

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

How total compensation varies among the 14 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

Law Enforcement Officer III pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 12,930 people — is $58,070. SC Department Juvenile Justice pays a median base salary of $65,620 for this role, 13% above that figureabout the 69th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where SC Department Juvenile Justice sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,060
$48,570
$58,070
$68,190
$78,760
SC Department Juvenile Justice median · $65,620

The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows SC Department Juvenile Justice’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. SC Department Juvenile Justice’s median base salary is 14% below that national figure, about the 34th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
SC Department Juvenile Justice median · $65,620

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 SC Department Juvenile Justice is $65,620, 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

Law Enforcement Officer III is held in 33 South Carolina departments. In SC Department Juvenile Justice, the median of $68,957 ranks #26 of 33.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Law Enforcement Officer beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $74,011 ranks #1 of 3. See Law Enforcement Officer across all of South Carolina

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Florida
$62,187 · 495
Missouri
$4,215 · 22

Median total compensation for comparable Law Enforcement 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

Employees with this title

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Zachary Keefe

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$85,424
Base pay
$85,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,424

Source-specific fields

Unknown Field (x)
2500

Zachary Keefe holds the role of Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. In 2026, their total compensation was $85,424.

Jeremy Belton

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$83,826
Base pay
$83,826
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,826

Jeremy Belton holds the role of Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,826.

Everett Ernst Iii

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$74,011
Base pay
$74,011
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,011

Everett Ernst Iii is a Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $74,011.

Jeffery Scott

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$74,011
Base pay
$74,011
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,011

Jeffery Scott works as a Law Enforcement Officer III for SC Department Juvenile Justice. Jeffery earned $74,011 in 2026.

Bryan Schumpert

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$74,011
Base pay
$74,011
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,011

Source-specific fields

Unknown Field (x)
2500

Bryan Schumpert is a Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $74,011.

Kevin Crumpton

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$72,025
Base pay
$72,025
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,025

At SC Department Juvenile Justice, Kevin Crumpton serves as a Law Enforcement Officer III. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,025.

Marcus Livingston

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$68,957
Base pay
$68,957
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,957

At SC Department Juvenile Justice, Marcus Livingston serves as a Law Enforcement Officer III. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,957.

Philip George

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$68,957
Base pay
$68,957
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,957

Philip George is a Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $68,957.

Justin Rufus

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$64,785
Base pay
$64,785
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,785

Justin Rufus works as a Law Enforcement Officer III for SC Department Juvenile Justice. Justin earned $64,785 in 2026.

Allen Wooten

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$64,219
Base pay
$64,219
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,219

Allen Wooten is a Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $64,219.

Mandy Fournier

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$63,257
Base pay
$63,257
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,257

Mandy Fournier holds the role of Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,257.

Dion Wilson

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$61,800
Base pay
$61,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,800

Dion Wilson holds the role of Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,800.

Chance Nicholas

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$61,800
Base pay
$61,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,800

Chance Nicholas works as a Law Enforcement Officer III for SC Department Juvenile Justice. Chance earned $61,800 in 2026.

Colton Whitley

Law Enforcement Officer III/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$61,800
Base pay
$61,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,800

Colton Whitley is a Law Enforcement Officer III at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $61,800.