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Healthcare Social Workers salary in Columbia, SC

The median healthcare social workers in Columbia, SC earns $62,130 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,031 a month.

10th percentile
$37,760
25th percentile
$46,110
Median percentile
$62,130
75th percentile
$77,000
90th percentile
$83,330

Based on 660 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

$48,374 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,130
Federal income tax−$5,276
Social Security + Medicare−$4,753
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,728
Monthly take-home$4,031
Every two weeks$1,861

Does it go far here?

$66,334Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
30%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 healthcare social workers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina