Civil Engineers Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$94,520
-6% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$104,442
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $66,490 |
| 25th percentile | $76,850 |
| Median (50th) | $94,520 |
| 75th percentile | $124,730 |
| 90th percentile | $147,430 |
| Mean | $101,260 |
| Employed in metro | 1,070 |
A Civil Engineers in Columbia, SC earns a median of $94,520 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $100,840 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 $104,442 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.