Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Columbia, SC
Median annual salary
$60,280
-16% vs US median ($72,040)
Worth after local cost of living
$66,608
cost index 90.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbia, SC
| 10th percentile | $48,740 |
| 25th percentile | $50,710 |
| Median (50th) | $60,280 |
| 75th percentile | $75,180 |
| 90th percentile | $78,010 |
| Mean | $62,620 |
| Employed in metro | 3,310 |
A Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Columbia, SC earns a median of $60,280 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $72,040 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 $66,608 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.