How much do Exercise Physiologists make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Exercise Physiologists, the published 10th percentile is $32,100 and the 90th percentile is $67,920. The difference is $35,820, which is 73.4% 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 $44,590 to the 75th at $54,910, covers $10,320.

The mean annual wage is $51,020, which sits above the median of $48,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $59,460 for Exercise Physiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,102, which is 12.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% higher than the South Carolina median of $46,550.

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 $48,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Exercise Physiologists at $52,102 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Exercise Physiologists. Columbia, SC ranks 6th of 6 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 $53,250 and employment of 110. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,701, against $52,102 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 144 miles away, with a median of $50,230 and employment of 40. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,572, against $52,102 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 172 miles away, with a median of $55,200 and employment of 40. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,248, against $52,102 here.

Employment share

Exercise Physiologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (80 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.69 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.