How much do Procurement Clerks make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Procurement Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $40,590 and the 90th percentile is $66,700. The difference is $26,110, which is 50.0% 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 $44,950 to the 75th at $58,280, covers $13,330.

The mean annual wage is $53,180, which sits above the median of $52,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 3.2% higher than the national median of $50,580 for Procurement Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,743, which is 10.2% higher 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 $49,810.

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 $52,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Procurement Clerks at $55,743 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Procurement Clerks. Columbia, SC ranks 5th of 23 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 $48,560 and employment of 110. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,838, against $55,743 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $49,900 and employment of 50. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,804, against $55,743 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $40,670 and employment of 50. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,869, against $55,743 here.

Employment share

Procurement Clerks accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (260 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.84 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.