How much do First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, the published 10th percentile is $60,370 and the 90th percentile is $108,570. The difference is $48,200, which is 56.2% 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 $71,150 to the 75th at $101,960, covers $30,810.

The mean annual wage is $86,840, which sits above the median of $85,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $77,970 for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,627, which is 17.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% higher than the South Carolina median of $77,110.

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 $85,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers at $91,627 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers. Columbia, SC ranks 2nd of 14 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 $61,530 and employment of 110. That median is 28.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,951, against $91,627 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $77,110 and employment of 50. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,689, against $91,627 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $86,770 and employment of 160. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,134, against $91,627 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (60 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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.