Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$45,620
-4% vs US median ($47,540)
Worth after local cost of living
$50,409
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $30,760 |
| 25th percentile | $37,520 |
| Median (50th) | $45,620 |
| 75th percentile | $53,790 |
| 90th percentile | $62,260 |
| Mean | $46,150 |
| Employed in metro | 6,610 |
A Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Columbia, SC earns a median of $45,620 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $47,540 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 $50,409 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.