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Residential Advisors salary in Columbia, SC

The median residential advisors in Columbia, SC earns $39,660 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,639 a month.

10th percentile
$24,960
25th percentile
$36,140
Median percentile
$39,660
75th percentile
$47,470
90th percentile
$57,300

Based on 240 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

$31,667 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,660
Federal income tax−$2,579
Social Security + Medicare−$3,034
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,380
Monthly take-home$2,639
Every two weeks$1,218

Does it go far here?

$42,344Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
45%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 residential advisors salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina