South Carolina / University of South Carolina / Senior Systems Architect
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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 South Carolina. Median total compensation for the role is $162,657, above the department median of $81,863.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Computer Occupations, All Other — about 4,300 people — is $112,260. University of South Carolina pays a median base salary of $162,657 for this role, 45% above that figure — about the 88th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Computer Occupations, 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 Computer Occupations, All Other — about 435,370 people — is $116,580. University of South Carolina’s median base salary is 40% above that national figure, about the 77th 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 $162,657, 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
Senior Systems Architect is held in 3 South Carolina departments. In University of South Carolina, the median of $162,657 ranks #2 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Senior Systems Architect role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Senior Systems Architect/University of South Carolina
Behzad Torkian holds the role of Senior Systems Architect at University of South Carolina. In 2026, their total compensation was $162,657.