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Pharmacy Aides salary in Columbia, SC

The median pharmacy aides in Columbia, SC earns $35,570 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,386 a month.

10th percentile
$34,080
25th percentile
$34,770
Median percentile
$35,570
75th percentile
$37,830
90th percentile
$42,070

Based on 100 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

$28,626 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,570
Federal income tax−$2,088
Social Security + Medicare−$2,721
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,134
Monthly take-home$2,386
Every two weeks$1,101

Does it go far here?

$37,977Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
50%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 pharmacy aides salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina