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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary in Columbia, SC

The median diagnostic medical sonographers in Columbia, SC earns $84,440 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,264 a month.

10th percentile
$69,530
25th percentile
$74,210
Median percentile
$84,440
75th percentile
$89,390
90th percentile
$97,220

Based on 320 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

$63,167 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,440
Federal income tax−$9,747
Social Security + Medicare−$6,460
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$5,066
Monthly take-home$5,264
Every two weeks$2,430

Does it go far here?

$90,154Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
23%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 diagnostic medical sonographers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina