Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$17,810
-49% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$19,680
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $15,080 |
| 25th percentile | $16,390 |
| Median (50th) | $17,810 |
| 75th percentile | $22,050 |
| 90th percentile | $43,540 |
| Mean | $23,610 |
| Employed in metro | 6,580 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Columbia, SC earns a median of $17,810 per year. That is 49% below the national median of $35,230 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 $19,680 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.