How much do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, the published 10th percentile is $35,910 and the 90th percentile is $56,730. The difference is $20,820, which is 44.4% 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 $43,800 to the 75th at $48,220, covers $4,420.

The mean annual wage is $47,070, which sits above the median of $46,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $51,330 for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,084, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the South Carolina median of $46,910.

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 $46,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters at $50,084 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 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Columbia, SC ranks 12th 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).).

• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $49,690 and employment of 80. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,574, against $50,084 here.
• Florence, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $46,880 and employment of 70. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,025, against $50,084 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $50,750 and employment of 330. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,133, against $50,084 here.

Employment share

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (130 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.