Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Columbia, SC

622 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Columbia, SC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,010	80	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$100,440	130	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$100,420	160	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,260	90	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$100,200	140	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$99,960	110	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$99,840	670	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,340	90	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$98,780	760	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$98,780	760	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$98,780	760	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$98,780	760	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$98,490	190	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,020	240	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,020	240	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,550	150	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$96,140	130	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,740	80	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,620	100	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$94,520	1,070	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$94,400	90	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$94,130	430	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$93,640	40	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$93,640	40	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$93,640	40	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$93,250	3,120	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$92,300	60	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$91,920	770	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$91,550	170	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$90,760	2,110	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$90,760	2,110	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$90,260	80	View salary detail
Foresters	$89,990	50	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$88,380	100	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$88,380	100	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,290	40	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$88,260	590	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$88,260	590	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$88,260	590	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.