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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Columbia, SC

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Columbia, SC earns $78,880 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,966 a month.

10th percentile
$47,750
25th percentile
$62,420
Median percentile
$78,880
75th percentile
$99,310
90th percentile
$125,680

Based on 220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,880
Federal income tax−$8,524
Social Security + Medicare−$6,034
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,733
Monthly take-home$4,966
Every two weeks$2,292

Does it go far here?

$84,218Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,193 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbia, SC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$374,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Marketing Managers$136,930
Pharmacists$133,850
Sales Managers$128,650
Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Financial Managers$124,790
Software Developers$123,380

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina