South Carolina / University of South Carolina / Social Worker III
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
3 employees hold this title in University of South Carolina. Median total compensation for the role is $56,944, below the department median of $81,863.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 440 people — is $96,350. University of South Carolina pays a median base salary of $56,944 for this role, 41% below that figure — about the 15th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Workers, All Other 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 Social Workers, All Other — about 62,930 people — is $71,900. University of South Carolina’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 31st 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 South Carolina is $56,944, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $57,559 ranks #17 of 23. See Social Worker across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Social Worker 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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Social Worker III/University of South Carolina
At University of South Carolina, Kaye Gardner serves as a Social Worker III. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,649.
Social Worker III/University of South Carolina
At University of South Carolina, Kelsey Jeffery serves as a Social Worker III. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,944.
Social Worker III/University of South Carolina
Lacie Brown works as a Social Worker III for University of South Carolina. Lacie earned $54,754 in 2026.