SOC 27-2022 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Charleston, SC

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Charleston, South Carolina is $63,390 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,320: half of the 670 people in this job in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$63,390average per year

Median $47,320Take-home ≈ $51,227

  • $18K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

670people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7South Carolina metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,580 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Charleston earn between $23,320 and $75,600.

  • $18K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,390$5,282—
Median$47,320$3,943—
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,320$1,943—
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,600$6,300—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Coaches and Scouts pay in Charleston vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Charleston earn 15% more than the South Carolina average ($55,180) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charleston$63,390$47,320$18,400$130,580670
South Carolina$55,180$42,950$17,880$103,0103,310
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $63,390, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $51,227 a year, or $4,269 a month and $1,970 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Charleston a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $63,390 buys what about $62,786 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 3rd of 7 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Greenville pays the most ($73,790).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Charleston: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Charleston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Charleston?

About $51,227 a year ($4,269 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,390.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Charleston than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Charleston-North Charleston, SC (16700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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