Applications Software Developers Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of applications software developers 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 Applications Software Developers in Columbia, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,850
25th Percentile Wage
$69,240
50th Percentile Wage
$83,450
75th Percentile Wage
$99,160
90th Percentile Wage
$119,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $119,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,850.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$83,450
-3.37% 13.13%
2017
$86,260
2.75% -
2016
$83,890
3.62% -
2015
$80,850
5.91% -
2014
$76,070
0.64% -
2013
$75,580
4.09% -
2012
$72,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Columbia with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,450 in Columbia is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Columbia is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$106,060
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$96,670
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$93,960
Spartanburg
$93,890
Sumter
$90,630
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$85,430
Columbia
$83,450
Augusta-Richmond County
$80,500
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$78,810
Florence
$77,220
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$74,030
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$70,970
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$47,790

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