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Industrial Engineer Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers in Columbia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Industrial Engineers in Columbia, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,710
25th Percentile Wage
$76,120
50th Percentile Wage
$82,780
75th Percentile Wage
$99,780
90th Percentile Wage
$126,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $126,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,710.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$82,780
5.52% 14.88%
2021
$78,210
-3.20% -
2020
$80,710
-7.52% -
2019
$86,780
-1.41% -
2018
$88,000
0.92% -
2017
$87,190
6.45% -
2016
$81,570
-3.13% -
2015
$84,120
2.01% -
2014
$82,430
5.17% -
2013
$78,170
9.86% -
2012
$70,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Engineer Salary in Columbia with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,780 in Columbia is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Columbia is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Florence
$96,640
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$95,730
Augusta-Richmond County
$91,710
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$90,390
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$85,550
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$85,170
Sumter
$83,980
Spartanburg
$83,710
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$83,480
Columbia
$82,780
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$81,960
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$81,160
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$79,390
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$78,750
Anderson
$72,830

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