Salary Information - 2003
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2003 graduates two years after their graduation.  Eighty-seven percent (N=271) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2003

Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       4     1.5
Under $15,000     27   10.0
$15,000 - $19,999       9     3.3
$20,000 - $24,9999     36   13.3
$25,000 - $29,999     40   14.8
$30,000 - $34,999     48   17.7
$35,000 - $39,999     40   14.8
Over $40,000      67   24.7
Total   271 100.0
Consistent with the results of the survey conducted one year after graduation, male graduates reported higher average salaries than did their female counterparts (see Table 21).

Table 21
Estimated Average Salaries by Gender

Number Average Salary
Females   59        $30,339
Males    31        $32,500
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. In the table below, the average salaries suggest that graduates working in the Southeast - Outside of SC and Outside of the Southeast have comparable salaries($33,250 and $33,285). Whereas, graduates who work within South Carolina on average have a somewhat smaller salary.

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement

Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina       81       $30,247
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       40       $33,500
United States - Outside Southeast        35         $33,285

Table 23 lists the estimated average salaries in several selected cities. Only cities where five or more salaries were reported are included in the summary.
Table 23
Estimated Average Salaries by Selected City

City  Number Average Salary
Charleston, SC     34       $30,294
Mount Pleasant, SC     15       $32,000
North Charleston, SC     10       $28,500
Columbia, SC       9       $30,278
Atlanta, GA       6       $33,750
New York, NY       6       $38,750
Washington, DC       5       $32,500
Table 24 estimates average salaries for different industry groups. The highest average salaries are reported by the graduates who are employed in Business and Industry ($33,250) and the Government ($31,912).

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment

Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces         0       NA
Business and Industry     100       $33,250
Education       33       $28,106
Government       17       $31,912
Non-Profit Human Services       16       $29,375
Self-Employed       11       $31,136
Other        23       $30,435
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