Veterinary Receptionist Salary in South Carolina
Receptionists and information clerks in South Carolina — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $35,510 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $2,500, or 7%, below the national median of $38,010, and 40th of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The South Carolina figures sit below the national ones at every percentile, most of all at the floor, where the 10th percentile is 21% lower.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$22,710
25th percentile
$29,370
75th percentile
$40,580
90th percentile
$46,750
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — South Carolina, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
South Carolina vs. the national figures
The South Carolina median is below the national median by 7%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 40th, and 26th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Below the national figures, furthest at the low end
Every published South Carolina percentile is below its national counterpart, but the gaps are not uniform.
The 10th percentile, $22,710, is $6,050 — 21% — below the national figure, the widest gap in the distribution, and the 25th, $29,370, is 14% below.
It is 7% at the median, 10% at the 75th percentile ($40,580 against $45,130), and narrowest at the 90th, where the South Carolina figure of $46,750 is $3,200, or 6%, below the national $49,950.
Someone benchmarking an all-industry posting against national figures for this occupation would overstate the low end more than the ceiling.
A national-width middle band over a much lower floor
Half of the South Carolina workers counted earned between $29,370 and $40,580, a band $11,210 wide — almost exactly the national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is wider than the national one, $24,040 against $21,190, because the floor sits $6,050 below the national floor while the ceiling is $3,200 below its counterpart.
The median sits $6,140 above the 25th percentile and $5,070 below the 75th.
OEWS does not publish causes, and this row counts every industry, so the shape cannot be read as anything about veterinary employers.
Holding an hourly posting against these figures
The South Carolina hourly median is $17.07, against $18.27 nationally — $1.20 less, the same 7% gap as the annual median.
The data set carries hourly pay at the median only, so it is the figure to hold an hourly posting against.
Before comparing a posted rate with the annual percentiles, ask how many hours a week the role is scheduled.
A mid-size workforce, counted across every industry
BLS estimates 11,280 receptionists and information clerks were employed in South Carolina, 26th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
That is a count across every industry — offices, hotels, clinics and every other employer — so it says nothing about how many work in veterinary settings, and it is a headcount of people in jobs, not a count of openings.
Against the South Carolina vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in South Carolina have a median of $39,020 — $3,510, or 10%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page.
That comparison sets a veterinary occupation against an all-industry one, so it is context for someone weighing a move into technician work, not a measure of what a veterinary front desk pays.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in South Carolina have a median of $39,020 ($18.76/hr) — $3,510 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in South Carolina →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in South Carolina?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in South Carolina, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $35,510, or $17.07 an hour.
No federal wage series isolates veterinary receptionists, so this figure is not veterinary-specific.
The national median for the same occupation is $38,010, so South Carolina sits 7% below it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in South Carolina earn?
The South Carolina 90th percentile is $46,750: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so South Carolina is $3,200, or 6%, lower — narrower than the 21% gap at the 10th percentile.
It is an all-industry figure, so it is not a ceiling for veterinary front-desk pay specifically.
What does the low end of receptionist pay look like in South Carolina?
The 10th percentile is $22,710: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned less.
That is $6,050, or 21%, below the national 10th percentile of $28,760 — the widest gap anywhere in the South Carolina distribution.
OEWS does not publish causes, so the data cannot say what sits behind a low floor.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in South Carolina?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in South Carolina have a median of $39,020, which is $3,510 above the $35,510 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.1 times the receptionist figure.
The two rows describe different occupations, and only one of them is veterinary-specific, so treat the gap as context for a career decision rather than a promised raise.
How many receptionists work in South Carolina?
BLS estimates 11,280 receptionists and information clerks were employed in South Carolina across all industries, 26th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The estimate does not say how many of them work in veterinary settings — BLS publishes no state figure for that.
It is a headcount of people in jobs during the survey period, not a count of vacancies.
More South Carolina Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — South Carolina, SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks (all industries), and SOC 29-2056 for the technician comparison (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-16)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 percentiles (via O*NET OnLine) (retrieved 2026-08-15)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 hourly median (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOC 43-4171, retrieved 2026-09-16. Page last updated 2026-09-24.