South Carolina / University of Charleston / Associate Dean
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 employee holds this title in University of Charleston. Median total compensation for the role is $126,132, above the department median of $80,709.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 2,990 people — is $95,570. University of Charleston pays a median base salary of $126,132 for this role, 32% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows University of Charleston’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 180,470 people — is $104,590. University of Charleston’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 64th 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 University of Charleston is $126,132, 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
Associate Dean is held in 6 South Carolina departments. In University of Charleston, the median of $126,132 ranks #5 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Associate Dean 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 6 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $178,310 ranks #2 of 6. See Associate Dean across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Associate Dean 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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Associate Dean/University of Charleston
Kevin Eakes holds the role of Associate Dean at University of Charleston. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,132.