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Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary in Columbia, SC

The median network and computer systems administrators in Columbia, SC earns $86,650 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,382 a month.

10th percentile
$62,260
25th percentile
$71,560
Median percentile
$86,650
75th percentile
$106,190
90th percentile
$141,630

Based on 810 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

$64,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,650
Federal income tax−$10,233
Social Security + Medicare−$6,629
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$5,199
Monthly take-home$5,382
Every two weeks$2,484

Does it go far here?

$92,514Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
22%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 network and computer systems administrators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina