Salary Information -- 2000
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2000 graduates immediately after graduation.  Eighty-two percent (N=268) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2000


Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       1     0.4
Under $15,000     39   14.6
$15,000 - $19,999     37    13.8
$20,000 - $24,9999     52   19.4
$25,000 - $29,999     68   25.4
$30,000 - $34,999     29   10.8
$35,000 - $39,999     16     6.0
Over $40,000      26      9.7
Total   268 100.0
Consistent with the 1998-1999 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   172        $24,549
Males      81        $28,025 
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. The table suggests that graduates working in the Southeast, outside SC have highest average salaries ($27,500).  Graduates with jobs in the U.S., outside of the Southeast have the next highest average salary ($26,136).

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement


Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina   136       $25,386
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     40       $27,500
United States - Outside Southeast      44        $26,136 

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

City  Number Average Salary
Charleston, SC     64       $23,398
Columbia, SC     10       $24,750
Mount Pleasant, SC     10       $24,750
North Charleston, SC     14       $31,071
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 ($28,277) followed closely by those who are self-employed.

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment


Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces       2       $27,500
Business and Industry   132       $28,277
Education     41       $22,317
Government     16       $26,094
Non-Profit Human Services     20       $21,500
Self-Employed     15       $28,000
Other      39       $21,474
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