How much do First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, the published 10th percentile is $30,470 and the 90th percentile is $75,450. The difference is $44,980, which is 93.7% 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 $38,920 to the 75th at $64,300, covers $25,380.

The mean annual wage is $52,980, which sits above the median of $48,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 1.1% lower than the national median of $48,560 for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,269, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the South Carolina median of $49,550.

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 $48,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services at $51,269 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services. Columbia, SC ranks 12th of 27 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 $47,840 and employment of 190. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,055, against $51,269 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $45,640 and employment of 90. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,126, against $51,269 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $42,910 and employment of 30. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,450, against $51,269 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (250 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.