Animal Control Workers Salary in Columbia, SC

Animal Control Workers pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,140 or more. The middle half of animal control workers in Columbia earn between $37,350 and $43,400.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Animal Control Workers salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $40,260, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $34,025 a year, or $2,835 a month and $1,309 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Columbia a good place for animal control workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $40,260 buys what about $42,984 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($46,430). A typical home costs $256,154, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Animal Control Workers salary in other South Carolina cities

Columbia ranks 1st of 2 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Animal Control Workers salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for animal control workers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,540).

Animal Control Workers salary by city

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