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Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC is a Professional & Technical Services-heavy labor market: 67 tracked employers at a $97,000 median H-1B wage across 1,088 LCAs.

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67
Employers
$97,000
Median H-1B wage
1,088
H-1B filings

Columbia, SC: 67 tracked employers at a $97,000 median H-1B wage across 1,088 LCAs; Professional & Technical Services leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Columbia, SC (SC), PlainEmployers rolls up 67 employers at a $97,000 disclosed median with 1 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 67 employers
  • $97,000 median H-1B
  • 1,088 H-1B LCAs
  • 1 WARN employers

Where Columbia, SC's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$97,000 Top 74% higher than 26% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Columbia, SC $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Metro Labor Presence

Columbia, SC (67 employers) sits beside Fort Mill, SC, Greenville, SC, Indian Land, SC in SC's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Columbia, SC ranks #176 of 6906 by employer count (about the 97th percentile).

Fort Mill, SC 90 Greenville, SC 56 Indian Land, SC 35 Spartanburg, SC 22 Greer, SC 20 Lexington, SC 18
Top industries Professional & Technical ServicesEducational ServicesFinance & InsuranceHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturing

What the data says about Columbia, SC

Corpus placement: Columbia, SC ranks #176 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 97th percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Professional & Technical Services leads with 35 of 67 tracked employers (~52%); next sectors in the mix are Educational Services and Manufacturing. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: The Curators of the University of Missouri, Decision Six Inc, and University of South Carolina (473 filings combined, ~43% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Columbia, SC: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 1 employers with WARN history.

Headline sponsors: The Curators of the University of Missouri, Decision Six Inc, and University of South Carolina, together 473 H-1B filings in our dataset. Each links to a full profile with OSHA safety grade, WARN layoff history, and salary breakdown.

Columbia, SC reads as a concentrated labor market: Professional & Technical Services alone covers about 52% of tracked employers, so wage and safety benchmarks here are heavily shaped by that sector.

The Curators of the University of Missouri plus Decision Six Inc account for about 43% of Columbia, SC's H-1B filings in this corpus, so local wage medians are sensitive to those sponsors' role mix.

Among employers with a worksite mapped to Columbia, SC, 1 carry WARN Act history (1 notice, about 126 workers named across credible filings). That is a local stability signal separate from H-1B hiring volume.

Same-state context for Columbia, SC: Fort Mill, SC (90 employers); Greenville, SC (56 employers); Indian Land, SC (35 employers). Employer-count gaps between these metros are why a wage offer that looks high in one city can look ordinary in another.

WARN layoff activity in Columbia, SC

1 tracked employer with a worksite here have filed 1 WARN notice , naming about 126 workers across credible records. Compare those employers' profiles before treating any local offer as stable; see largest WARN layoffs for corpus-wide notices.

Top employers in Columbia, SC

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1The Curators of the University of MissouriEducational Services211$80,683
2Decision Six IncProfessional & Technical Services199$92,394
3University of South CarolinaEducational Services63$87,000
4Richland County School District OneEducational Services56$66,406
5Asta CRS, Inc.Professional & Technical Services45$110,240
6PwC US Group LLPManagement of Companies41$169,000
7RICEFW Technologies Inc.Professional & Technical Services40$128,960
8Isite Technologies Inc.Professional & Technical Services35$112,278
9Bdo USA, P.C.28$122,000
10Quinnox, Inc.Professional & Technical Services26$127,000
11Duck Creek Technologies LLCProfessional & Technical Services19$180,200
12American Business Solutions INCProfessional & Technical Services19$108,618
13AgFirst Farm Credit BankFinance & Insurance18$118,600
14Digital Technologies LLCProfessional & Technical Services16$88,638
15Prisma Health Medical Group - MidlandsHealthcare & Social Assistance15-
16Ammadar, LLCProfessional & Technical Services14$108,493
17Arkstek INCProfessional & Technical Services13$125,000
18Scepter Technologies, IncProfessional & Technical Services13$126,880
19Protech Solutions INCProfessional & Technical Services12$108,300
20Technovera, INCProfessional & Technical Services12$115,000
21Digitek Software INCProfessional & Technical Services11$120,973
22Mintex Tech INC.Professional & Technical Services10$99,195
23Otis IT, INCProfessional & Technical Services9$107,000
24Scout Motors Inc.Manufacturing9$151,000
25EVRY USA CorporationProfessional & Technical Services9$114,936
Sources, citation, and related links for Columbia, SC

Disclaimer: The Columbia, SC overview is informational only and is not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before employment, hiring, or compliance decisions based on this data.

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PlainEmployers renders Columbia, SC from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.