How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $214,000 and the 90th percentile is $333,030. The difference is $119,030, which is 43.9% 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 $224,320 to the 75th at $287,680, covers $63,360.

The mean annual wage is $270,230, which sits below the median of $271,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 14.7% higher than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $289,712, which is 22.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the South Carolina median of $265,480.

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 $271,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $289,712 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Columbia, SC ranks 5th of 15 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 $211,310. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $229,927, against $289,712 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $277,550 and employment of 910. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $285,111, against $289,712 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 89 miles away, with a median of $229,740. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $246,344, against $289,712 here.

Employment share

Nurse Anesthetists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (210 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 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.