Salary Information - 2004
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2004 graduates two years after their graduation.  Eighty-four percent (N=212) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2004

Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       2     0.9
Under $15,000     23   10.9
$15,000 - $19,999       5     2.4
$20,000 - $24,9999     25   11.8
$25,000 - $29,999     31   14.6
$30,000 - $34,999     42   19.8
$35,000 - $39,999     26   12.3
Over $40,000      58   27.4
Total   212 100.0
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   99        $31,313
Males    43        $34,709
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. In the table below, the average salaries suggest that graduates working in South Carolina and the Southeast - Outside of SC have comparable salaries ($31,171 and $32,857). Whereas, graduates who work in the United States - Outside the Southeast have slightly higher salaries.

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement

Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina       79       $31,171
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       28       $32,857
United States - Outside Southeast        40         $34,625

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     42       $31,488
New York, NY     10       $36,750
Mount Pleasant , SC       9       $28,333
Charlotte, NC       6       $37,500
Atlanta, GA       5       $32,000
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         1       --
Business and Industry       72       $34,201
Education       24       $31,666
Government       16       $32,969
Non-Profit Human Services       13       $30,962
Self-Employed         5       $33,500
Other        26       $28,173
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