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Human Resources Manager Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources managers in Columbia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Managers in Columbia, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,760
25th Percentile Wage
$73,890
50th Percentile Wage
$91,740
75th Percentile Wage
$121,280
90th Percentile Wage
$155,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in Columbia, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$91,740
-1.69% 11.00%
2018
$93,290
3.85% -
2017
$89,700
-1.94% -
2016
$91,440
5.06% -
2015
$86,810
-2.61% -
2014
$89,080
4.54% -
2013
$85,040
3.99% -
2012
$81,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Manager Salary in Columbia with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,740 in Columbia is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Columbia is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$122,190
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$106,200
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$103,720
Florence
$102,660
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$99,950
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$99,000
Spartanburg
$95,070
Anderson
$95,050
Sumter
$94,850
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$94,690
Augusta-Richmond County
$93,500
Columbia
$91,740
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$87,890
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$87,240
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$80,710

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbia, South Carolina.