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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary in Columbia, SC

The median court, municipal, and license clerks in Columbia, SC earns $48,220 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,169 a month.

10th percentile
$32,560
25th percentile
$38,800
Median percentile
$48,220
75th percentile
$59,160
90th percentile
$68,500

Based on 270 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

$38,032 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,220
Federal income tax−$3,606
Social Security + Medicare−$3,689
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,893
Monthly take-home$3,169
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$51,483Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
38%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 court, municipal, and license clerks salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina