Traffic Technicians Salary in Columbia, SC

Traffic Technicians pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,680 or more. The middle half of traffic technicians in Columbia earn between $53,630 and $74,680.

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

Traffic Technicians salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $60,550, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $49,133 a year, or $4,094 a month and $1,890 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 traffic technicians? 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 $60,550 buys what about $64,647 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($46,430). A typical home costs $256,154, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Traffic Technicians 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 Traffic Technicians salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for traffic technicians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,710).

Traffic Technicians salary by city

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