Computer Programmers Salary in Charleston, SC

Computer Programmers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $141,950 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Charleston earn between $99,720 and $135,250.

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $115,960, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $85,332 a year, or $7,111 a month and $3,282 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

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

Is Charleston a good place for computer programmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $115,960 buys what about $114,855 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 4 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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