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Public Information Director I

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

21 employees hold this title in University of South Carolina. Median total compensation for the role is $61,965, below the department median of $81,863.

Employees: 21
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $61,965
Agency median: $81,863
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$52,526$81,394+

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

How total compensation varies among the 21 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

Public Information Director I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Public Relations Managers — about 650 people — is $104,920. University of South Carolina pays a median base salary of $77,542 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where University of South Carolina sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,160

$80,010

$104,920

$145,240

$212,260

University of South Carolina median · $77,542

The bar is the range of annual wages for Public Relations Managers 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 Public Relations Managers — about 74,850 people — is $146,910. University of South Carolina’s median base salary is 47% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$82,410

$106,580

$146,910

$204,520

$284,990

University of South Carolina median · $77,542

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 $77,542, 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

Public Information Director I is held in 44 South Carolina departments. In University of South Carolina, the median of $61,965 ranks #32 of 44.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Winthrop University

$85,028 · 1

Department of Prob, Parole & Pardon

$84,376 · 1

Sea Grant Consortium

$83,586 · 1

Trident Technical College

$83,039 · 3

Medical University of SC

$80,741 · 2

The Citadel

$79,221 · 1

Gov School for Arts & Humanities

$79,106 · 1

Department of Revenue

$76,170 · 2

Educational Television Community

$73,315 · 1

Behavioral Health & Development Disability

$73,315 · 1

Department on Aging

$72,647 · 1

Housing Authority

$72,412 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Public Information Director beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $73,378 ranks #2 of 2. See Public Information Director across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$175,166 · 26

Median total compensation for comparable Public Information Director 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.

Same department

Other job titles in University of South Carolina

Academic Program Manager 23
Accounting/Fiscal Manager III 25
Administrative Coordinator I 109
Administrative Coordinator II 56
Administrative Manager I 179
Assistant Dean 39
Assistant Professor 374
Associate Dean 25
Associate Professor 518
Associate Vice President 25
Athletic Trainer 18
Athletics Administrator 133
Athletics Coach 111
Clinical Assistant Professor 164
Clinical Associate Professor 129
Clinical Professor 59
Communications Manager 21
Dean 28
Department Chair/Professor 48
Director 100
Facilities Maintenance Manager I 24
General Maintenance Technician III 22
General Maintenance Technician IV 38
Human Resources Coordinator 27
Human Resources Manager I 22
Hvac/Energy Management Systems Technicia 25
Instructor 290
IT Consultant I 22
IT Consultant II 35
IT Manager I 24
IT Manager II 23
IT Services Specialist III 36
IT Supervisor II 18
Law Enforcement Officer II 26
Law Enforcement Officer III 27
Law Enforcement Officer IV 22
Lecturer 24
Librarian 59
Network Administrator 37
Operations Manager I 67
Operations Manager III 24
Professor 595
Program Coordinator I 199
Program Coordinator II 58
Program Manager I 111
Program Manager II 26
Program Manager III 22
Public Information Coordinator 34
Public Information Director II 22
Research Assistant Professor 24
Senior Consultant 28
Senior Instructor 188
Senior Network Administrator 22
Student Services Manager I 88
Student Services Manager II 154
Student Services Manager III 55
Student Services Program Coordinator II 80
Trades Specialist V 28
Vice Chancellor 18

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