Nursing Assistants Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$37,400
-12% vs US median ($42,260)
Worth after local cost of living
$41,326
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $30,450 |
| 25th percentile | $34,020 |
| Median (50th) | $37,400 |
| 75th percentile | $39,340 |
| 90th percentile | $45,920 |
| Mean | $37,100 |
| Employed in metro | 5,420 |
A Nursing Assistants in Columbia, SC earns a median of $37,400 per year. That is 12% below the national median of $42,260 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 $41,326 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.