Timing Requirements for Wage Payments in South Carolina

In South Carolina, all employers are subject to South Carolina's wage payment law, except for employers of domestic labor in private homes or to employers employing fewer than five employees at all times during the preceding 12 months.

Employers of 500 or more in Barnwell County and employers of 50 or more in Chesterfield County must pay wages biweekly with no holdover permitted. Other textile industries must pay on a regular weekly payday. Payment at more frequent intervals is permitted.