Software Developers Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$123,380
-9% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$136,331
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $70,950 |
| 25th percentile | $90,120 |
| Median (50th) | $123,380 |
| 75th percentile | $148,230 |
| 90th percentile | $172,460 |
| Mean | $122,260 |
| Employed in metro | 2,070 |
A Software Developers in Columbia, SC earns a median of $123,380 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $135,980 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 $136,331 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.