Senior Systems Analyst salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cayce, Lexington.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$113,850
Middle 50%$90.5k–$118.3k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $92,235
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,778 and $131,157.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,778
25th$90,522
50th (median)$113,850
75th$118,250
90th$129,050

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $73,740 (27 filings) FY2021: median $78,894 (12 filings) FY2022: median $78,042 (10 filings) FY2023: median $83,782 (16 filings) FY2024: median $103,931 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 27
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$73,740$73,674$79,02227
FY2021$78,894$78,894$82,50012
FY2022$78,042$78,042$78,04210
FY2023$83,782$83,782$88,50016
FY2024$103,931$92,078$108,67210
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Columbia's median senior Systems Analyst salary of $113,850 is worth about $121,600 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 $113,850, 25% higher.

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 few5
IBMtoo 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.