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
Embalmers	$61,880	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$61,830	170	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$61,640	840	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$61,610	810	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$61,470	30	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$61,460	1,440	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$61,300	30	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$61,290	440	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,230	440	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,880	260	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$60,860	860	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$60,620	60	View salary detail
Electricians	$60,390	1,170	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$60,380	40	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,320	520	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,310	320	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,280	3,310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,100	340	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,090	990	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$60,070	1,560	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,050	4,360	View salary detail
Machinists	$59,570	240	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$59,540	910	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,400	2,450	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$59,360	60	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$59,310	240	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,260	2,840	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$59,260	2,840	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$59,180	480	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,900	150	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,890	910	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,860	230	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$58,520	730	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	470	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$58,170	100	View salary detail
Clergy	$57,990	90	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,870	410	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,640	280	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,610	1,220	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$57,580	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,340	90	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,220	1,790	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$57,160	90	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$57,080	30	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$56,850	80	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$56,440	390	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,430	310	View salary detail
Curators	$56,270	30	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$56,230	1,370	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$55,690	320	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.