Pharmacists Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$133,850
-5% vs US median ($140,910)
Worth after local cost of living
$147,901
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $81,390 |
| 25th percentile | $114,510 |
| Median (50th) | $133,850 |
| 75th percentile | $152,600 |
| 90th percentile | $169,540 |
| Mean | $129,530 |
| Employed in metro | 1,050 |
A Pharmacists in Columbia, SC earns a median of $133,850 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $140,910 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 $147,901 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.