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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Columbia, SC

The median transportation security screeners in Columbia, SC earns $64,150 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,156 a month.

10th percentile
$61,110
25th percentile
$63,130
Median percentile
$64,150
75th percentile
$67,200
90th percentile
$69,240

Based on 60 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

$49,876 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,150
Federal income tax−$5,518
Social Security + Medicare−$4,907
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,849
Monthly take-home$4,156
Every two weeks$1,918

Does it go far here?

$68,491Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
29%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 transportation security screeners salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina