H-1B wage filings in Columbia, SC
Jobs with a worksite in Columbia, South Carolina. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
427 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Columbia, SC as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 143 employers. The median offered wage was $91,520, 14.8% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Developer (24).
- Filings
- 427
- Positions covered
- 851
- Employers
- 143
- Median offered
- $91,520
- Median prevailing wage
- $88,317
- Filings since FY2020
- 3,469
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +19%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Columbia, SC rose 19%, from $76,000 in fiscal 2020 to $90,803 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 12.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 619 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Columbia, SC by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 322 | $90,803 | +1.8% | $88,629 | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 390 | $89,220 | −4.6% | $73,127 | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 464 | $93,500 | +14.6% | $81,016 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 525 | $81,583 | +11.0% | $77,355 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 586 | $73,500 | +9.2% | $64,522 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 619 | $67,288 | −11.5% | $65,250 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 563 | $76,000 | n/a | $74,547 | +1.4% |
Employers filing for jobs in Columbia
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 143. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Columbia
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | 24 | $94,300 | +1.2% | |
| Business Analyst | 11 | $75,110 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 7 | $106,522 | +3.8% | |
| Applications Consultant 3 | 6 | $135,675 | +23.5% | |
| Elementary Teacher | 6 | $62,028 | +10.9% | |
| Software Engineer | 6 | $88,943 | at the minimum | |
| VP of Business Development | 6 | $95,648 | +1.0% | |
| High School Math Teacher | 5 | $67,022 | +25.9% | |
| Applications Consultant 2 | 4 | $91,471 | +2.8% | |
| Principal Mining Engineer | 4 | $235,000 | +81.8% | |
| Programmer/Analyst | 4 | $92,685 | at the minimum | |
| Applications Engineer | 3 | $110,000 | +11.9% | |
| Assistant Professor/Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 | $90,000 | +91.9% | |
| Business Systems Analyst 3 | 3 | $112,200 | +29.3% | |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $77,000 | at the minimum | |
| Net Developer | 3 | $88,941 | at the minimum | |
| Endocrinologist | 3 | $258,669 | +163.5% | |
| Engineer I | 3 | $78,000 | +1.2% | |
| Inntec Consulting, LLC | 3 | $291,200 | +274.4% | |
| Java Developer | 3 | $88,949 | at the minimum | |
| Medicare Programming Analyst | 3 | $130,770 | at the minimum | |
| Middle School Spanish/Esol Teacher | 3 | $60,309 | +58.5% | |
| Production Support Specialist | 3 | $62,462 | at the minimum | |
| Programmer/ Developer 3 | 3 | $125,000 | +10.5% | |
| Project Manager | 3 | $89,773 | +31.9% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.