Several S.C. Elected Positions Set To Receive Pay Increase

The raises were accepted for the need to be competitive with the private sector as well as jobs in the public sector.

Several officials in South Carolina are set to receive pay raises next year.

That includes six-figure increases for two prominent statewide politicians. The last time these elected position job’s received a pay increase was 30 years ago.

The following positions will see a pay increase in 2023:

• Superintendent of Education– $214,000
• Attorney General– $208,000
• Treasurer– $164,000
• Agriculture Commissioner– $162,000
• Comptroller General– $152,000
• Secretary of State– $135,000

The raises were accepted for the need to be competitive with the private sector as well as jobs in the public sector.