High paying management jobs in Columbia, SC

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbia, SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Columbia, SC run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a Columbia, SC salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Columbia, SC · Employed

1Chief Executives$176,890
Bachelor's degree
$81,450 – $353,060320
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,260
Bachelor's degree
$111,360 – $232,130360
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Bachelor's degree
$87,410 – $222,560990
4Marketing Managers$136,930
Bachelor's degree
$78,920 – $273,130560
5Managers, All Other$129,960
Bachelor's degree
$71,080 – $193,190410
6Sales Managers$128,650
Bachelor's degree
$60,030 – $214,8401,360
7Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Bachelor's degree
$78,020 – $196,910850
8Financial Managers$124,790
Bachelor's degree
$77,490 – $235,2401,800
9Purchasing Managers$112,530
Bachelor's degree
$80,190 – $180,930130
10Construction Managers$112,180
Bachelor's degree
$74,380 – $180,570820
11Human Resources Managers$109,440
Bachelor's degree
$67,430 – $190,420460
12Medical and Health Services Managers$107,280
Bachelor's degree
$69,520 – $186,0801,640
13Training and Development Managers$104,470
Bachelor's degree
$69,230 – $169,200150
14General and Operations Managers$103,950
Bachelor's degree
$54,080 – $214,4204,890
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,830
Master's degree
$78,880 – $130,410960
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,150
Master's degree
$64,310 – $192,420580
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,860 – $165,650540
18Education Administrators, All Other$100,440
Bachelor's degree
$42,330 – $131,120130
19Facilities Managers$98,020
Bachelor's degree
$64,800 – $158,530240
20Public Relations Managers$91,550
Bachelor's degree
$62,810 – $211,060170
21Social and Community Service Managers$78,240
Bachelor's degree
$50,380 – $140,890430
22Food Service Managers$60,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $97,320860
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,280 – $132,620910

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianColumbia, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$176,890	$81,450 – $353,060	320
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,260	$111,360 – $232,130	360
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,570	$87,410 – $222,560	990
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,930	$78,920 – $273,130	560
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,960	$71,080 – $193,190	410
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,650	$60,030 – $214,840	1,360
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,050	$78,020 – $196,910	850
8	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,790	$77,490 – $235,240	1,800
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,530	$80,190 – $180,930	130
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,180	$74,380 – $180,570	820
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,440	$67,430 – $190,420	460
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,280	$69,520 – $186,080	1,640
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,470	$69,230 – $169,200	150
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,950	$54,080 – $214,420	4,890
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,830	$78,880 – $130,410	960
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,150	$64,310 – $192,420	580
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,030	$67,860 – $165,650	540
18	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,440	$42,330 – $131,120	130
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,020	$64,800 – $158,530	240
20	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,550	$62,810 – $211,060	170
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,240	$50,380 – $140,890	430
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,860	$39,990 – $97,320	860
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,540	$42,280 – $132,620	910

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Columbia, SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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