Salary Information - 1999
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 1999 graduates immediately after graduation.  Eighty-two percent (N=263) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 1999


Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       0     0.0
Under $15,000     46   17.5
$15,000 - $19,999     35    13.3
$20,000 - $24,9999     79   30.0
$25,000 - $29,999     47   17.9
$30,000 - $34,999     30   11.4
$35,000 - $39,999     14     5.3
Over $40,000      12      4.6 
Total   263 100.0
Consistent with the 1997-1998 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   161        $22,904
Males      59        $27,669 

Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. The table suggests that graduates working outside of South Carolina have higher average salaries than those working in South Carolina.

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement


Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina   149       $23,523
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     37       $25,270
United States - Outside Southeast      36        $25,278 

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

City  Number Average Salary
Charleston, SC     75       $23,300
Charlotte, NC       7       $28,929
Columbia, SC       9       $29,444
Mount Pleasant, SC     14       $20,000
Summerville, SC        9       $22,222 
Table 24 estimates average salaries for different industry groups. The highest average salaries are reported by the graduates who are self-employed ($31,875) followed by those employed in the Business and Industry ($25,846).

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment


Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces       0       $0
Business and Industry   133       $25,846
Education     43       $21,512
Government     23       $22,717
Non-Profit Human Services     10       $19,500
Self-Employed       8       $31,875
Other      44        $22,443 
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