Conservation Scientists Salary in Charleston, SC

Conservation Scientists pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,030 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Charleston earn between $42,270 and $73,990.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $62,650, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $50,681 a year, or $4,223 a month and $1,949 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).

Is Charleston a good place for conservation scientists? 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 $62,650 buys what about $62,053 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 2 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Conservation Scientists salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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