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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Columbia, SC

The median slaughterers and meat packers in Columbia, SC earns $46,170 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,042 a month.

10th percentile
$36,970
25th percentile
$40,800
Median percentile
$46,170
75th percentile
$46,630
90th percentile
$46,630

Based on 150 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

$36,507 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,170
Federal income tax−$3,360
Social Security + Medicare−$3,532
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,770
Monthly take-home$3,042
Every two weeks$1,404

Does it go far here?

$49,294Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
39%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 slaughterers and meat packers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina