Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$60,050
-6% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$66,354
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $48,170 |
| 25th percentile | $50,710 |
| Median (50th) | $60,050 |
| 75th percentile | $62,650 |
| 90th percentile | $76,010 |
| Mean | $60,300 |
| Employed in metro | 4,360 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Columbia, SC earns a median of $60,050 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $63,970 for this occupation. Because Columbia, SC has a cost index of 90.5 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $66,354 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $68,359, median gross rent $1,193/mo, and the median home value $232,400. See the full Columbia, SC cost-of-living profile.