Salary Information - 2004
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2004 graduates immediately after graduation.  Eighty four percent (N=206) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2004


Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       4    1.9
Under $15,000     37   18.0
$15,000 - $19,999     16     7.8
$20,000 - $24,9999     39   18.9
$25,000 - $29,999     47   22.8
$30,000 - $34,999     30   14.6
$35,000 - $39,999     16     7.8
Over $40,000      17     8.3
Total   206 100.0
Consistent with the 2002-2003 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   107        $26,916
Males      46        $32,717 
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. The table suggests that graduates working in the Southeast - Outside of SC ($30,978) and in the United States - Outside the Southeast ($30,952) have higher average salaries than those graduates who stay in South Carolina. 

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement

Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina   100       $27,150
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     23       $30,978
United States - Outside Southeast      21         $30,952

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
Atlanta, GA       5       $30,000
Charleston, SC     36       $25,694
Columbia, SC       8       $27,813
Mount Pleasant, SC     13       $30,577
North Charleston, SC       9       $26,944
Summerville, SC       5       $25,500
Table 24 estimates average salaries for different industry groups. The highest average salaries are reported by the graduates who are Self-Employed ($32,500) followed by those who are employed in the Armed Forces ($30,833).

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment


Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces       3       $30,833
Business and Industry     76       $29,934
Education     33       $26,742
Government     13       $29,231
Non-Profit Human Services     10       $28,000
Self-Employed       6       $32,500
Other      23       $24,674
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