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Compliance Officers salary in Columbia, SC

The median compliance officers in Columbia, SC earns $72,990 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,650 a month.

10th percentile
$45,850
25th percentile
$53,820
Median percentile
$72,990
75th percentile
$104,130
90th percentile
$160,810

Based on 1,120 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

$55,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,990
Federal income tax−$7,228
Social Security + Medicare−$5,584
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,379
Monthly take-home$4,650
Every two weeks$2,146

Does it go far here?

$77,929Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
26%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 compliance officers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina