South Carolina / South Carolina State University / Registered Nurse II
Job-title file
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
1 employees hold this title in South Carolina State University. Median total compensation for the role is $76,500, above the department median of $75,014.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 49,750 people — is $82,360. South Carolina State University pays a median base salary of $76,500 for this role, 7% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows South Carolina State University’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. South Carolina State University’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 20th 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 State University is $76,500, 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
Registered Nurse II is held in 5 South Carolina departments. In South Carolina State University, the median of $76,500 ranks #3 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse II 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 15 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $71,400 ranks #9 of 15. See Registered Nurse across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Registered Nurseroles 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
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Registered Nurse II/South Carolina State University
Jasmia Conner works as a Registered Nurse II for South Carolina State University. Jasmia earned $76,500 in 2026.