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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary in Columbia, SC

The median hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Columbia, SC earns $29,240 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,993 a month.

10th percentile
$18,990
25th percentile
$24,530
Median percentile
$29,240
75th percentile
$34,250
90th percentile
$37,350

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

$23,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,240
Federal income tax−$1,329
Social Security + Medicare−$2,237
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,754
Monthly take-home$1,993
Every two weeks$920

Does it go far here?

$31,219Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
60%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 hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina