How much do Facilities Managers make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Facilities Managers, the published 10th percentile is $64,800 and the 90th percentile is $158,530. The difference is $93,730, which is 95.6% 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 $79,000 to the 75th at $128,190, covers $49,190.

The mean annual wage is $107,080, which sits above the median of $98,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $106,660 for Facilities Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,653, which is 1.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the South Carolina median of $103,940.

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 $98,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Facilities Managers at $104,653 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Facilities Managers. Columbia, SC ranks 25th of 28 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).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $116,160 and employment of 160. That median is 18.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,394, against $104,653 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $124,290 and employment of 120. That median is 26.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,506, against $104,653 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $112,890 and employment of 100. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,097, against $104,653 here.

Employment share

Facilities Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (240 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.