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
Art Directors	$87,990	130	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$87,820	390	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$87,630	530	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,480	60	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$86,650	810	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,320	250	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$85,820	60	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$85,560	130	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$85,300	100	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$85,260	2,430	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$84,440	320	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,780	90	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$83,780	90	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$83,330	250	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$82,980	110	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$82,370	620	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$81,960	40	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$81,920	9,400	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$81,920	9,400	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$81,920	9,400	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$81,920	9,400	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$81,920	9,400	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$81,830	40	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$81,740	100	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$81,370	100	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$80,930	140	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$80,930	140	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$80,830	60	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$80,820	100	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,290	70	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$80,010	430	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,860	380	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$79,780	330	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$79,600	150	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$79,600	150	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$79,600	150	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$79,580	50	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$79,560	300	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,160	400	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,880	200	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,880	220	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,360	150	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$78,240	430	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$77,640	90	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$77,400	1,540	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$77,400	1,540	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$77,400	1,540	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.