South Carolina / University of South Carolina / Dean

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Dean

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

28 employees hold this title in University of South Carolina. Median total compensation for the role is $188,273, above the department median of $81,863.

Employees: 28
Total payroll: $6.6M
Role median: $188,273
Agency median: $81,863
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$109,494$464,573+

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

How total compensation varies among the 28 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

Dean pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Education Administrators, Postsecondary — about 2,990 people — is $95,570. University of South Carolina pays a median base salary of $188,273 for this role, 97% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where University of South Carolina sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$60,190

$70,710

$95,570

$130,530

$177,740

University of South Carolina median · $188,273

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 South Carolina’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 South Carolina’s median base salary is 80% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$64,560

$80,870

$104,590

$144,370

$215,620

University of South Carolina median · $188,273

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 South Carolina is $188,273, 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

Dean is held in 19 South Carolina departments. In University of South Carolina, the median of $188,273 ranks #6 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Clemson University

$369,240 · 11

Medical University of SC

$329,679 · 6

The Citadel

$209,437 · 5

Coastal Carolina University

$203,803 · 6

University of Charleston

$195,889 · 11

Winthrop University

$166,005 · 7

South Carolina State University

$154,901 · 4

Francis Marion University

$145,553 · 4

Lander University

$133,156 · 3

Tri-County Technical College

$100,463 · 5

Midlands Technical College

$95,186 · 5

Trident Technical College

$93,684 · 10

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

Compare jurisdictions

Dean beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $154,901 ranks #2 of 2. See Dean across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$159,177 · 23

Median total compensation for comparable Deanroles 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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