Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cayce, Lexington.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$72,093
Middle 50%$70.1k–$92.9k
vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $92,235
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,096 and $116,250.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,096
25th$70,096
50th (median)$72,093
75th$92,900
90th$94,753

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $65,250 (27 filings) FY2021: median $65,250 (93 filings) FY2022: median $64,522 (37 filings) FY2023: median $67,954 (31 filings) FY2024: median $81,106 (19 filings) FY2025: median $72,093 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 93 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 93
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$65,250$62,500$72,13327
FY2021$65,250$65,250$65,25093
FY2022$64,522$64,522$68,64337
FY2023$67,954$67,954$93,85731
FY2024$81,106$73,892$95,00019
FY2025$72,093$70,595$79,76510
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Columbia's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $72,093 is worth about $77,000 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 $72,093, 21% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Capgemini Americatoo few4
Isite Technologiestoo few4
CGItoo 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.