Salary Information - 2000
Tables 20 through 24 provide information on salaries paid to 2000 graduates two years after their graduation.  Eighty-six percent (N=297) of the respondents provided salary information.

Table 20
Salary Ranges - Class of 2000


Salary Ranges  Number  Percent
Volunteer, no paid employment       2     0.7
Under $15,000     30   10.1
$15,000 - $19,999     28     9.4
$20,000 - $24,9999     43   14.5
$25,000 - $29,999     58   19.5
$30,000 - $34,999     46   15.5
$35,000 - $39,999     31   10.4
Over $40,000      59   19.9
Total   297 100.0
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   156        $27,724
Males      63        $33,849 
Table 22 compares estimated average salaries for three geographical areas. The table suggests that graduates working in the Southeast - Outside of SC have the highest average salaries ($30,833). Graduates with jobs in the United States - Outside of the Southeast, have the next highest average salary ($29,826).

Table 22
Estimated Average Salaries by Geographical Placement


Region  Number Average Salary
South Carolina     104       $28,606
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       48       $30,833
United States - Outside Southeast        43        $29,826

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     50       $28,050
Charlotte, SC       5       $30,000
Columbia, SC       7       $30,357
Mount Pleasant, SC       9       $28,333
North Charleston, SC       8       $26,563
Table 24 estimates average salaries for different industry groups. The highest average salaries are reported by the graduates who are employed in the Armed Forces ($37,500) followed by those who are employed in Business and Industry ($31,863).

Table 24
Estimated Average Salaries by Sector of Employment


Sector  Number Average Salary
Armed Forces         3       $37,500
Business and Industry     106       $31,863
Education       43       $26,744
Government       17       $29,559
Non-Profit Human Services       20       $25,500
Self-Employed       14       $33,036
Other        29       $25,776
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