Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$51,280
-13% vs US median ($58,640)
Worth after local cost of living
$56,663
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $37,750 |
| 25th percentile | $45,760 |
| Median (50th) | $51,280 |
| 75th percentile | $64,930 |
| 90th percentile | $78,990 |
| Mean | $56,240 |
| Employed in metro | 5,630 |
A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Columbia, SC earns a median of $51,280 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $58,640 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 $56,663 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.