S T SalaryCompareTool

← Physician Assistants in all cities

Physician Assistants salary in Columbia, SC

Median pay for physician assistants in Columbia, SC: $118,380/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $87,980 – $131,270 · about 470 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$7,320 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Columbia

With Columbia's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $118,380 has the buying power of about $126,986 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,471 · median home $256,154 · median rent $1,537/mo.

Full Columbia cost of living & taxes →

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.