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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Columbia, SC

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Columbia, SC earns $65,010 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,210 a month.

10th percentile
$49,760
25th percentile
$62,140
Median percentile
$65,010
75th percentile
$89,810
90th percentile
$97,390

Based on 190 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

$50,515 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,010
Federal income tax−$5,621
Social Security + Medicare−$4,973
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,901
Monthly take-home$4,210
Every two weeks$1,943

Does it go far here?

$69,409Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
28%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 career/technical education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina