What work pays in Columbia, SC

6% cheaper than the US average
·SC·
394k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 94
394,200 working
SC
27 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Columbia, SC: $374,300 on paper, worth $399,636 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$179.95/hr$374,300$399,636
Computer and Information Systems Managers$68.06/hr$141,570$151,153
Marketing Managers$65.83/hr$136,930$146,199
Pharmacists$64.35/hr$133,850$142,910
Managers, All Other$62.48/hr$129,960$138,757
Sales Managers$61.85/hr$128,650$137,358
Industrial Production Managers$61.56/hr$128,050$136,717
Administrative Services Managers$60.91/hr$126,680$135,255
Financial Managers$60.00/hr$124,790$133,237
Software Developers$59.32/hr$123,380$131,731
Nurse Practitioners$56.96/hr$118,470$126,489
Construction Managers$53.93/hr$112,180$119,773
Human Resources Managers$52.62/hr$109,440$116,848
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$52.44/hr$109,080$116,463
Medical and Health Services Managers$51.58/hr$107,280$114,541
Lawyers$50.58/hr$105,200$112,321
General and Operations Managers$49.98/hr$103,950$110,986
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$102,890$109,854
Mechanical Engineers$49.18/hr$102,280$109,203
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$101,830$108,723
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$48.57/hr$101,030$107,868
Physical Therapists$48.00/hr$99,840$106,598
Industrial Engineers$47.49/hr$98,780$105,466
Civil Engineers$45.44/hr$94,520$100,918
Personal Financial Advisors$45.26/hr$94,130$100,501
Management Analysts$44.83/hr$93,250$99,562
Computer Occupations, All Other$44.19/hr$91,920$98,142

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Elsewhere in South Carolina

The same state income tax, a different price level. Each figure is the local cost of living against a national average of 100.

All work and pay in South Carolina

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