South Carolina

DOL lists no state minimum wage rate for South Carolina. The federal minimum wage applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act; DOL's own note is reproduced below. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate

Not listed by DOL — no state minimum wage law.

Premium pay after designated hours

DOL lists no premium-pay-after-designated-hours text for South Carolina.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: sc.

DOL notes for South Carolina

• No state minimum wage law.
• Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: sc.

Rest periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state rest-period requirement for South Carolina.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: south-carolina.

Meal periods (US DOL)

DOL lists no state meal-break requirement for South Carolina.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: south-carolina.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.