IT salaries in Columbia, SC
Median $100,000 across 600 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$100,000
Middle 50%
$89,400–$120,000
Filings
600
- Median is 22% below the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (48%).
- CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC has the most filings (67), with a median of $115,000.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 352 | $109,900 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 69 | $99,500 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 54 | $88,400 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 42 | $94,800 |
| Data Scientists | 40 | $83,000 |
| Database Administrators | 15 | $96,700 |
| Computer Network Architects | 8 | $109,200 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 8 | $82,500 |
| Database Architects | 7 | $125,800 |
| Information Security Analysts | 5 | $100,400 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 67 | $115,000 |
| SANCTITYINTERNATIONAL LLC | 22 | $79,400 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 21 | $97,000 |
| DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 16 | $132,400 |
| AgFirst Farm Credit Bank | 14 | $115,700 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina | 12 | $88,300 |
| CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. | 12 | $96,800 |
| RICEFW Technologies Inc. | 11 | $114,400 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 10 | $75,700 |
| PROTECH SOLUTIONS INC | 10 | $97,500 |
| IBM Corporation | 8 | $90,600 |
| COOLSOFT LLC | 7 | $130,800 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $82,100 |
| PROGRAMSOFT LLC | 6 | $89,800 |
| V2C SOLUTIONS LLC | 6 | $92,000 |
| Arkstek, Inc. | 5 | $130,000 |
| Companion Professional Services, LLC | 5 | $113,700 |
| ExlService.com, LLC | 5 | $90,900 |
| GAVS Technologies NA Inc | 5 | $99,500 |
| Integrated Health Group | 5 | $93,500 |
| University of South Carolina | 5 | $89,400 |
| ENLIGHTENED SOLUTIONS LLC | 4 | $93,500 |
| Enstar (US) Inc. | 4 | $126,800 |
| GARUDA CONSULTANTS LLC | 4 | $94,000 |
| GOCOOL INC. | 4 | $101,700 |
| CALTEK Solutions Inc. | 3 | $70,300 |
| COOLSOFT LLC | 3 | $114,400 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 3 | $96,900 |
| DATAEDGE, INC | 3 | $114,000 |
| Datalake, Inc. | 3 | $125,000 |
Level I 6%
Level II 48%
Level III 30%
Level IV 15%
Not stated 1%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $100,000 |
| Federal income tax | $13,200 |
| Social Security | $6,200 |
| Medicare | $1,500 |
| State income tax | $4,800 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $72,900 |
| Take-home per month | $6,100 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.