How much do Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, the published 10th percentile is $79,800 and the 90th percentile is $100,460. The difference is $20,660, which is 21.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $81,940 to the 75th at $95,840, covers $13,900.

The mean annual wage is $89,830, which sits below the median of $95,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $103,020 for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,219, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the South Carolina median of $91,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay at $102,219 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay. Columbia, SC ranks 8th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $105,300 and employment of 280. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,169, against $102,219 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $87,090 and employment of 60. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,260, against $102,219 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 122 miles away, with a median of $103,100 and employment of 30. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,516, against $102,219 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (80 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.