Average Rehab Nurse Salary in South Carolina

Rehab nurses in South Carolina earn an average of $70,546 per year (or $33.91 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
South Carolina
12% lower than the national average
$70,546
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South Carolina rehab nurses earn 12% lower than the national average salary for rehab nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Rehab nurse salary range in South Carolina

10%
$48,524
MEDIAN
$73,659
90%
$88,025
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $88,025 $42
75th Percentile $79,468 $38
Median $73,659 $35
25th Percentile $60,549 $29

80% of South Carolina rehab nurses earn between $48,524 and $88,025.

Cost-of-living adjusted rehab nurse salary in South Carolina

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
South Carolina
$77,015
Overall Average
South Carolina
$70,546

Adjusted for cost-of-living, South Carolina rehab nurses earn about $77,015 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 rehab nurses

North Charleston, SC $73,679 per year
Columbia, SC $70,313 per year
Anderson, SC $70,242 per year

South Carolina nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where rehab nurses are paid the highest is North Charleston, where the average rehab nurses salary is $73,679 and 11,190 registered nurses are currently employed. The Columbia area comes in second, with a $70,313 average rehab nurse salary and 8,640 registered nurses employed.

Rehab nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $85,893 per year
Washington $88,015 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,063 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $86,698 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 $70,546 average annual salary, rehab 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 rehab nurses

Rehabilitation nurses, also known as rehab nurses, provide care and support to patients who are recovering from an illness or injury. Their goal is to help these patients regain as much physical and mental function as possible, and to assist them in returning to their normal lives. Some of the specific duties of a rehab nurse might include working with patients to develop personalized rehabilitation plans, providing therapeutic treatments and exercises, monitoring patients' progress, and helping patients with activities of daily living. They may also provide education and support to patients and their families, and work closely with other members of the rehabilitation team.

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