Chief Analyst Salary in Columbia, South Carolina

How much does a Chief Analyst make in Columbia, SC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Chief Analyst in Columbia, SC is $118,146. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $104,834 to $132,694, with most professionals earning between $92,713 and $145,939.

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Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.

August 19, 2022

Lead HR operations, work with OIT in creating and managing standards for acquisition, maintenance, transfer, and disposition of workforce data to ensure data quality, resolve issues, and ensure designed data structures and data sources meet business needs.

January 18, 2023

Provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

February 02, 2023

Assist OIT with choosing applicable employee analytics technologies to provide reporting, analytics, visualizations, and predictive analytics and incorporate into a single system the various source data for HR, talent, engagement, organizational network analysis, operational and business outcome data.

February 23, 2023

Review and analyze policies, circulars, orders and directives and advise on actual or potential impact of such issuances and directs and oversees NRLFO implementation.

March 01, 2023

Supports the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results, and preparation of required reports.

March 10, 2023

Create and/or execute the workforce analytics vision and strategy, enabling solutions that cut across the entire employee lifecycle, in alignment with HR and business leadership priorities, stakeholder requirements, and business unit requirements.

March 29, 2023

Manage a team of analysts and researchers to build robust market models across the ecosystem for better, more informed decision making across DAT.

April 24, 2023

Develops and analyzes comprehensive classification and compensation studies as part of the annual review process and renders recommendations for reallocation of pay grades.

May 02, 2023

Demonstrated commitment to the PM discipline and the industry by way of active involvement in related organizations .

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Chief Analyst in Columbia, SC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

104834

132694

118146

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

110884

149446

129071

What is the average salary for Chief Analyst in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Chief Analyst in Columbia, SC. The base salary for Chief Analyst ranges from $104,834 to $132,694 with the average base salary of $118,146. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $110,884 to $149,446 with the average total cash compensation of $129,071.

View Average Salary for Chief Analyst as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$118,146	$104,834 - $132,694
Bonus	$10,924	$6,050 - $16,752
Total Pay	$129,071	$110,884 - $149,446

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Chief Analyst Salary Near Columbia, SC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Sumter, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $100,361 - $127,033	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Aiken, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,720 - $132,550	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Rock Hill, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,385 - $138,455	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Florence, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $102,087 - $129,217	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Augusta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,038 - $132,953	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC
CITY, STATE Summerville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $107,308 - $135,826	COMPARE TO Columbia, SC

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About Columbia, South Carolina

One of Columbia's more prominent geographical features is its fall line, the boundary between the upland Piedmont region and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, across which rivers drop as falls or rapids. Columbia grew up at the fall line of the Congaree River, which is formed by the convergence of the Broad River and the Saluda River. The Congaree was the farthest inland point of river navigation. The energy of falling water also powered Columbia's early mills. The city has capitalized on this location which includes three rivers by christening itself "The Columbia Riverbanks Region". Columbia is lo...

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