Accountants and Auditors Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$69,210
-17% vs US median ($83,680)
Worth after local cost of living
$76,475
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $48,530 |
| 25th percentile | $58,320 |
| Median (50th) | $69,210 |
| 75th percentile | $84,300 |
| 90th percentile | $109,040 |
| Mean | $76,220 |
| Employed in metro | 3,260 |
A Accountants and Auditors in Columbia, SC earns a median of $69,210 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $83,680 for this occupation. Because Columbia, SC has a cost index of 90.5 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $76,475 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $68,359, median gross rent $1,193/mo, and the median home value $232,400. See the full Columbia, SC cost-of-living profile.