Lawyers Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$105,200
-34% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$116,243
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $63,030 |
| 25th percentile | $80,870 |
| Median (50th) | $105,200 |
| 75th percentile | $169,160 |
| 90th percentile | $293,340 |
| Mean | $139,580 |
| Employed in metro | 1,950 |
A Lawyers in Columbia, SC earns a median of $105,200 per year. That is 34% below the national median of $159,670 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 $116,243 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.