Systems Analyst salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cayce, Lexington.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$92,235
Middle 50%$72.1k–$115.7k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $106,434
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,096 and $147,216.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,096
25th$72,093
50th (median)$92,235
75th$115,745
90th$121,450

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $73,674 (63 filings) FY2021: median $65,250 (114 filings) FY2022: median $67,954 (55 filings) FY2023: median $83,782 (53 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (36 filings) FY2025: median $91,770 (19 filings) FY2026: median $93,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 63 filings FY20 FY2021: 114 filings FY21 FY2022: 55 filings FY22 FY2023: 53 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 114
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$73,674$63,250$79,02263
FY2021$65,250$65,250$74,685114
FY2022$67,954$64,522$80,91255
FY2023$83,782$67,954$100,00053
FY2024$95,000$81,106$113,40036
FY2025$91,770$72,093$116,66319
FY2026$93,500$78,437$103,60011

Cost of living

Columbia's median Systems Analyst salary of $92,235 is worth about $98,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Columbia = 93.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Columbia, SC area earned a median of $90,760 in May 2025 (2,110 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,235, 2% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Capgemini Americatoo few9
Isite Technologiestoo few4
IBMtoo few3
CGItoo few2
Natsofttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $72,093 16
Senior · Level III $113,850 12
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$70,096$72,09316
Senior · Level III$86,778$113,85012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.