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Insurance Underwriters salary in Columbia, SC

The median insurance underwriters in Columbia, SC earns $75,290 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,773 a month.

10th percentile
$51,020
25th percentile
$59,740
Median percentile
$75,290
75th percentile
$99,370
90th percentile
$125,590

Based on 300 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

$57,279 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,290
Federal income tax−$7,734
Social Security + Medicare−$5,760
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,517
Monthly take-home$4,773
Every two weeks$2,203

Does it go far here?

$80,385Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
25%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 insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina