What is the median salary for Food Service Managers in Columbia?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Food Service Managers in Columbia, SC is $60,860.

How does Columbia pay compare to the US median for Food Service Managers?

Local median pay is 12.3% below the national OEWS median of $69,390.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Columbia is 93.7 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $60,860 has about the same purchasing power as $64,952 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Food Service Managers, Columbia

$60,860

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Columbia, SC. Middle half of wages roughly $50,020 to $77,510.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −12.3%
US median: $69,390
Metro RPP: 93.7
Middle half: $50,020 to $77,510
OEWS employment: 860
SOC: 11-9051

Food Service Managers in Columbia pay a median $60,860 (May 2025), 12.3% below the US median of $69,390. At local prices (RPP 93.7), that median buys about what $64,952 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$60,860 in Columbia buys about what $64,952 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 93.7, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 79.5 vs all-items 93.7 (US = 100, 2024).

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Food Service Managers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Columbia	$60,860	$50,020 to $77,510	93.7
Cleveland	$63,690	$56,660 to $80,080	93.9
San Francisco	$88,290	$76,470 to $104,490	115.6
Tulsa	$68,670	$56,690 to $88,800	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Food Service Managers in Columbia?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Food Service Managers in Columbia, SC is $60,860.
How does Columbia pay compare to the US median for Food Service Managers?: Local median pay is 12.3% below the national OEWS median of $69,390.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Columbia is 93.7 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $60,860 has about the same purchasing power as $64,952 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.