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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Columbia, SC

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Columbia, SC earns $77,120 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,871 a month.

10th percentile
$60,380
25th percentile
$63,690
Median percentile
$77,120
75th percentile
$131,020
90th percentile
$162,870

Based on 40 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

$58,457 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,120
Federal income tax−$8,136
Social Security + Medicare−$5,900
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,627
Monthly take-home$4,871
Every two weeks$2,248

Does it go far here?

$82,339Median 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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina