Data Scientists Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$88,260
-27% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$97,525
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $52,350 |
| 25th percentile | $65,210 |
| Median (50th) | $88,260 |
| 75th percentile | $111,660 |
| 90th percentile | $138,960 |
| Mean | $94,360 |
| Employed in metro | 590 |
A Data Scientists in Columbia, SC earns a median of $88,260 per year. That is 27% below the national median of $120,230 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 $97,525 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.