Here are some facts about South Carolina state employees
(updated 4/2003)

Number of state employees

South Carolina has 64,622 employees;

• 41,988 White employees (64.97%)
  
• 21,387 Black employees (33.10%)
  
• 1,247 employees from all other races (1.92%)
  
• 28,005 male employees (43.34%)
  
• 36,617 female employees (56.66%)

State employee profile

• 54,886 Classified employees (84.93%)
  Average Salary: $31,144
  
  
• 9,736 Unclassified employees (15.07%)
  Average Salary: $59,187

The average state employee:

• Has two years of college;
  
• Is 44 years old;
  
• Has 12 years of state service;
  
• Makes $35,369 per year;
  
• Is in Band 4, minimum - $21,679, maximum $40,108;
  
• Pays $5,784 annually for insurance for a family (health, life, dental, and long-term disability);
  
• Pays $2,705 annually into the Social Security System;
  
• Pays $2,670 annually into the South Carolina Retirement System or $3,643 into the Police Officer Retirement System

Payroll

The total payroll for the state's executive branch employees is $2,285,664,590 of which:

• $1,332,322,616 comes from general funds;
  
• $258,002,541 comes from federal funds; and
  
• $695,339,433 comes from other funding sources.

State agencies

The largest state agencies by FTE's are:

• Corrections 5,779
  
• Mental Health 5,234
  
• USC 4,985
  
• Transportation 4,835
  
• DHEC 4,688
  
• Social Services 4,201
  
• Technical Ed. System 3,847
  
• Clemson 3,644
  
• Public Safety 2,627
  
• Disabilities 2,571

Exciting careers

South Carolina's more than 60 state agencies and state-affiliated organizations, including our technical colleges and universities, offer exciting careers in fields ranging from archaeology to zoology.

To name just a few…