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Sanitation Lead pay in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

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The median annual wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Charleston-North Charleston, SC was $35,240 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $29,460 and $37,670.

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is $1,600 below the national median of $36,840, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

The Sanitation Lead title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about charleston-North Charleston, SC?

$35,240
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Charleston-North Charleston, SC: median $35,240; published 25th to 75th percentile $29,460 to $37,670.
Annual wage percentiles, Charleston-North Charleston, SC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$27,170$29,460$35,240$37,670$44,080
$16.94
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Charleston-North Charleston, SC: median $16.94; published 25th to 75th percentile $14.16 to $18.11.
Hourly wage percentiles, Charleston-North Charleston, SC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$13.06$14.16$16.94$18.11$21.19

BLS estimated 5,210 workers employed in this occupation in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Location quotient: 0.93.

What should you know about united States?

$36,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $36,840; published 25th to 75th percentile $32,240 to $44,060.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$28,640$32,240$36,840$44,060$50,270
$17.71
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $17.71; published 25th to 75th percentile $15.50 to $21.18.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$13.77$15.50$17.71$21.18$24.17

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Sanitation Lead median is $35,240. The all-occupations median in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $49,150. Ratio: 0.72 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.93 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Sanitation Lead in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$27,930$30,070$36,820
May 2025$29,460$35,240$37,670

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Sanitation Lead
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$34,380$28,810 to $37,410
Sumter, SC$30,640$27,420 to $37,120

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