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Office Clerks, General salary in Columbia, SC

The median office clerks, general in Columbia, SC earns $38,320 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,556 a month.

10th percentile
$23,000
25th percentile
$31,700
Median percentile
$38,320
75th percentile
$47,090
90th percentile
$57,980

Based on 7,260 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

$30,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,320
Federal income tax−$2,418
Social Security + Medicare−$2,931
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,299
Monthly take-home$2,556
Every two weeks$1,180

Does it go far here?

$40,913Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
47%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 office clerks, general salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina