Average Palliative Care Nurse Salary in South Carolina

Palliative care nurses in South Carolina earn an average of $77,311 per year (or $37.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
South Carolina
4% lower than the national average
$77,311
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South Carolina palliative care nurses earn 4% lower than the national average salary for palliative care nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Palliative care nurse salary range in South Carolina

10%
$53,177
MEDIAN
$80,722
90%
$96,466
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $96,466 $46
75th Percentile $87,088 $41
Median $80,722 $38
25th Percentile $66,355 $31

80% of South Carolina palliative care nurses earn between $53,177 and $96,466.

Cost-of-living adjusted palliative care nurse salary in South Carolina

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
South Carolina
$84,400
Overall Average
South Carolina
$77,311

Adjusted for cost-of-living, South Carolina palliative care nurses earn about $84,400 per year. Cost-of-living in South Carolina is 8% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in South Carolina for palliative care nurses

North Charleston, SC $80,744 per year
Columbia, SC $77,055 per year
Anderson, SC $76,977 per year

South Carolina nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where palliative care nurses are paid the highest is North Charleston, where the average palliative care nurses salary is $80,744 and 11,190 registered nurses are currently employed. The Columbia area comes in second, with a $77,055 average palliative care nurse salary and 8,640 registered nurses employed.

Palliative care nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $94,861 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $79,777 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Minnesota $73,532 per year
Maryland $84,813 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in South Carolina?

Transplant Nurse $87,941 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,176 per year
Gastroenterology Nurse $79,243 per year
Orthopedics Nurse $79,243 per year
Public Health Nurse $77,311 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $75,378 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $75,378 per year
Nurse Manager $75,281 per year
Neurology Nurse $74,411 per year
Infusion Nurse $74,411 per year

At a $77,311 average annual salary, palliative care nurses in South Carolina tend to earn less than transplant nurses ($87,941), infection control nurses ($81,176), gastroenterology nurses ($79,243), and orthopedics nurses ($79,243). They tend to earn more than public health nurses ($77,311), occupational health nurses ($75,378), endoscopy nurses ($75,378), nurse managers ($75,281), neurology nurses ($74,411), and infusion nurses ($74,411).

More about palliative care nurses

Palliative care nurses treat terminally-ill patients and seek to support the patient's quality of life, provide comfort, and alleviate pain.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health