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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Columbia, SC

The median child, family, and school social workers in Columbia, SC earns $50,610 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,317 a month.

10th percentile
$39,030
25th percentile
$44,380
Median percentile
$50,610
75th percentile
$56,980
90th percentile
$72,840

Based on 1,380 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,809 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,610
Federal income tax−$3,893
Social Security + Medicare−$3,872
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,037
Monthly take-home$3,317
Every two weeks$1,531

Does it go far here?

$54,035Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,193 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbia, SC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$374,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Marketing Managers$136,930
Pharmacists$133,850
Sales Managers$128,650
Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Financial Managers$124,790
Software Developers$123,380

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina