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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Columbia, SC

The median social and human service assistants in Columbia, SC earns $38,550 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,570 a month.

10th percentile
$28,870
25th percentile
$34,390
Median percentile
$38,550
75th percentile
$46,040
90th percentile
$60,280

Based on 1,090 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

$30,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,550
Federal income tax−$2,446
Social Security + Medicare−$2,949
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,313
Monthly take-home$2,570
Every two weeks$1,186

Does it go far here?

$41,159Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
46%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina