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Commercial and Industrial Designers salary in Columbia, SC

The median commercial and industrial designers in Columbia, SC earns $74,960 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,756 a month.

10th percentile
$31,600
25th percentile
$40,020
Median percentile
$74,960
75th percentile
$89,110
90th percentile
$119,170

Based on 70 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

$57,067 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,960
Federal income tax−$7,661
Social Security + Medicare−$5,734
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,498
Monthly take-home$4,756
Every two weeks$2,195

Does it go far here?

$80,032Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
25%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 commercial and industrial designers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina