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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary in Columbia, SC

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in Columbia, SC earns $48,570 a year, 31% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,191 a month.

10th percentile
$32,980
25th percentile
$39,980
Median percentile
$48,570
75th percentile
$76,900
90th percentile
$120,880

Based on 3,400 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

$38,292 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,570
Federal income tax−$3,648
Social Security + Medicare−$3,716
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,914
Monthly take-home$3,191
Every two weeks$1,473

Does it go far here?

$51,857Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
37%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 sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina