Average Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Salary in South Carolina

Pediatric critical care nurses in South Carolina earn an average of $69,580 per year (or $33.45 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$81,488
South Carolina
14% lower than the national average
$69,580
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South Carolina pediatric critical care nurses earn 14% lower than the national average salary for pediatric critical care nurses, at $81,488 (or $39.17 per hour).

Pediatric critical care nurse salary range in South Carolina

10%
$47,860
MEDIAN
$72,650
90%
$86,820
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $86,820 $41
75th Percentile $78,380 $37
Median $72,650 $34
25th Percentile $59,720 $28

80% of South Carolina pediatric critical care nurses earn between $47,860 and $86,820.

Cost-of-living adjusted pediatric critical care nurse salary in South Carolina

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
South Carolina
$75,960
Overall Average
South Carolina
$69,580

Adjusted for cost-of-living, South Carolina pediatric critical care nurses earn about $75,960 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 pediatric critical care nurses

North Charleston, SC $72,670 per year
Columbia, SC $69,350 per year
Anderson, SC $69,280 per year

South Carolina nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where pediatric critical care nurses are paid the highest is North Charleston, where the average pediatric critical care nurses salary is $72,670 and 11,190 registered nurses are currently employed. The Columbia area comes in second, with a $69,350 average pediatric critical care nurse salary and 8,640 registered nurses employed.

Pediatric critical care nurses salaries in other states

California $115,047 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $103,711 per year
Maryland $87,640 per year
Arizona $79,657 per year
Texas $76,343 per year
Illinois $84,893 per year
Virginia $80,034 per year
Pennsylvania $74,146 per year
Georgia $67,890 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
Palliative Care Nurse $77,311 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

At a $69,580 average annual salary, pediatric critical care nurses in South Carolina tend to earn less than transplant nurses ($87,941), infection control nurses ($81,176), gastroenterology nurses ($79,243), orthopedics nurses ($79,243), palliative care nurses ($77,311), public health nurses ($77,311), occupational health nurses ($75,378), endoscopy nurses ($75,378), nurse managers ($75,281), and neurology nurses ($74,411).

More about pediatric critical care nurses

PICU nurses treat severely ill children who require the highest level of medical care. Patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit need monitoring and frequent interventions.

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