South Carolina

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Construction Employment

119K#25 in US

-26.9% vs national avg

Avg Hourly Wage

$34.50/hr#32 in US

-6.7% vs national avg

Federal Awards

$5.4B#19 in US

Employment per Capita

22.3%#35 in US

Avg Award Size

$45.6K

Market Concentration

Top 5: 32.3%

Did You Know?

Construction wages in South Carolina are 7% below the national average, signaling strong cost competitiveness.

Construction Employment — Top States

920K

870K

653K

399K

274K

119K

Average Hourly Wage — Top States

$50.92 /hr

$46.00 /hr

$43.67 /hr

$43.55 /hr

$42.58 /hr

$34.50 /hr

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Date Range

Federal Contracts

$5.4B

↓ 47.2%

Median Home Value

$301K

↓ 0.2%

Construction Employment

119,051

Market Demand

Medium39/100

Funding Overview

$263.0Mtotal tracked

Federal Contracts

$5.4B

State DOT Budget

$3K

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Where the Money Goes

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Spending by Fiscal Year

Agency Breakdown

$231.4Mtotal awards

Department of Homeland Security92%

Department of Defense5%

Department of Agriculture1%

Department of Transportation0%

Other1%

Contractor Market Share

GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.
WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC
BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC
Other

Top Contractors

#	Contractor	Amount↓
#1	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC	$537.4M
#2	PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.	$475.5M
#3	WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE	$342.9M
#4	BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC	$219.3M
#5	BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC	$183.2M
#6	NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY	$153.2M
#7	MITCHELL BROTHERS INC	$108.9M
#8	CADDELL CONSTRUCTION CO. (DE), LLC	$87.2M
#9	R. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.	$83.5M
#10	BOYER COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION INC	$82.3M
#11	J KOKOLAKIS CONTRACTING INC	$82.1M
#12	THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES GROUP INC	$76.4M
#13	SOUTHERN DREDGING CO INC	$68.0M
#14	MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO	$65.8M
#15	NORTH WIND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC	$65.6M
#16	ROY ANDERSON CORP	$64.9M
#17	WALSH FEDERAL LLC	$63.8M
#18	RQ-AECOM 2 JV	$61.6M
#19	MARINEX CONSTRUCTION INC	$61.3M
#20	PYRAMID CONTRACTING LLC	$57.3M

Recent Awards(20)

Federal contracts may have multi-year performance periods. Dates reflect the award action date from USAspending.gov.

Date	Amount↓	Agency	Description
Mar 6, 2026	$116.7M	Department of Homeland Security	DESIGN/BUILD CONSTRUCTION FOR CHARLESTON PIER MIKE RECAPITALIZATION, USCG BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Apr 20, 2026	$95.5M	Department of Homeland Security	DESIGN-BUILD UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS & CLINIC AT UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) BASE CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, SC
Jan 15, 2026	$10.7M	Department of Defense	FY26 FT JAX BLDG 2468 RENO
Jan 15, 2026	$1.9M	Department of Defense	THE WORK INCLUDES REPAIR OF THE LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM AND GROUND RODS, REPAIR OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BELOW DECK, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TOWER LIGHTING ON WHARF ALPHA AND INCIDENTAL RELATED WOR
Mar 27, 2026	$1.0M	Department of Transportation	REPLACE 3 EXISTING COMM TOWERS, SHELTER, AND FENCING AT THE QJM FACILITY IN OWINGS, SC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW, SPECS AND DRAWINGS.
Jan 19, 2026	$721K	Department of Agriculture	PROPOSED WORK INCLUDES THE RESTORATION OF ROADWAY ACCESS FOLLOWING DAMAGE DUE TO WIND AND RAIN FROM HURRICANE HELENE. ROADWAY CLEARING, GRADING AND SURFACE REPLACEMENT ARE THE PRIMARY WORK ITEMS PROPO
Jan 22, 2026	$716K	Department of Agriculture	PROPOSED WORK INCLUDES THE RESTORATION OF ROADWAY ACCESS FOLLOWING DAMAGE DUE TO WIND AND RAIN FROM HURRICANE HELENE. ROADWAY CLEARING, GRADING AND SURFACE REPLACEMENT ARE THE PRIMARY WORK ITEMS PROPO
Apr 1, 2026	$667K	Department of Commerce	NOAA/OMAO/PIAD, CHARLESTON PIER ROMEO PAVING, CONCRETE FLATWORK & STRIPING AND SIGNAGE PROJECT
Mar 2, 2026	$469K	Department of Agriculture	PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO CULVERTS CROSSING TWO UPPER TRIBUTARIES OF HORSEPENS CRK IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC ON THE LONG CANE RANGER DISTRICT. EXISTING STRUCTURES ARE UNDERSIZED A
Jan 24, 2026	$368K	Department of Agriculture	CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, TOOLS, TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLIES (INCLUDING SAFETY), SUPERVISION, AND PERFORM ALL WORK NECESSARY TO PAVE A ONE-MILE PORTION OF BURRELL'S FORD R
Jan 24, 2026	$300K	General Services Administration	MATTHEW PERRY COURTHOUSE EMERGENCY ROOF REPAIR, COLUMBIA, SC. THIS CONTRACT REPAIRS THE ROOD OVER COURTROOMS 2 AND 3.
Mar 10, 2026	$297K	Department of Agriculture	BUILDING ONE LABORATORY 3 REPAIRS, COASTAL PLAIN SOIL, WATER AND PLANT CONSERVATION RESEARCH, FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Mar 31, 2026	$293K	Department of Homeland Security	BUILDING 65 CHILLER
Mar 26, 2026	$284K	Department of Agriculture	AHC1 AND AHC1 CHILL WATER COIL REPLACEMENT
Mar 16, 2026	$266K	Department of Veterans Affairs	REPAIR HOT WATER TANKS CHARLESTON VA MEDICAL CENTER, CHARLESTON, SC
Feb 16, 2026	$254K	Department of Homeland Security	CGC HAMILTON #1 AC RENEW/REPAIR
Mar 26, 2026	$242K	Department of Homeland Security	REPAIR DUCTWORK FOR AHU 1 AND AHU 2 IN INDOOR RANGE-BLDG. 64.
Feb 9, 2026	$240K	Department of Veterans Affairs	FLOOR REPAIR AND REPLACE
Mar 23, 2026	$220K	Department of Agriculture	PROJECT: REPAIR/MAINTAIN MULTIPLE DAMS LOCATION: FRANCIS MARION SUMTER NF
Mar 30, 2026	$203K	Department of Veterans Affairs	MEDICATION ROOM HVAC REPAIRS COLUMBIA VA MEDICAL CENTER

Housing Market

$301K

↓ 0.2%

2026-02

Market Intelligence

Medium39/100

Construction Demand

Major National Contractors

FLR

Fluor Corporation

ACM

AECOM

Jacobs Solutions

TPC

Tutor Perini

MTZ

MasTec

PWR

Quanta Services

EME

EMCOR Group

GVA

Granite Construction

Workforce

Employment

119,051

Avg Hourly Wage

$34.50

Avg Annual Wage

$71,760

Bridge Conditions

Total Bridges

9,328

Poor Condition

280

3.0% of total

Average Age

43 yrs

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