Salary Information - 2003
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2003 graduates immediately after graduation.  Approximately eighty-six percent (N=254) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2003


Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       2     0.8
Under $15,000     47   18.5
$15,000 - $19,999     23   9.1
$20,000 - $24,9999     41   16.1
$25,000 - $29,999     65   25.6
$30,000 - $34,999     33   13.0
$35,000 - $39,999     18     7.1
Over $40,000      25     9.8
Total   254 100.0
Consistent with the 2001-2002 survey of alumni, 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   142        $28,045
Males      57        $30,131 
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. The table suggests that graduates working outside of South Carolina and the Southeast have the highest average salaries ($32,734). Graduates with jobs in the Southeast - outside of South Carolina, have the next highest average salary ($28,014).

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement


Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina   105       $27,738
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     34       $28,014
United States - Outside Southeast      32        $32,734

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

City  Number Average Salary
Charleston, SC     50       $28,850
North Charleston, SC     14       $27,678
Mount Pleasant, SC     12       $25,000
Columbia, SC       7       $25,357
Atlanta, GA       4       $28,125
Table 24 estimates average salaries for different industry groups. The highest average salaries are reported by the graduates who are employed in Self-Employed ($36,071) followed by those who are employed in Business and Industry ($29,560).

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment


Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces       1       $27,500
Business and Industry   108       $29,560
Education     27       $27,129
Government     16       $28,906
Non-Profit Human Services     12       $25,625
Self-Employed       7       $36,071
Other      31       $26,048
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