Electrical Engineers Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$101,320
-16% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$111,956
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $69,260 |
| 25th percentile | $77,520 |
| Median (50th) | $101,320 |
| 75th percentile | $133,490 |
| 90th percentile | $154,870 |
| Mean | $108,190 |
| Employed in metro | 510 |
A Electrical Engineers in Columbia, SC earns a median of $101,320 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $120,630 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 $111,956 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.