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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in South Carolina

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina earns $76,960 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,863 a month.

10th percentile
$57,030
25th percentile
$62,070
Median percentile
$76,960
75th percentile
$92,520
90th percentile
$131,020

Based on 150 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

$58,354 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,960
Federal income tax−$8,101
Social Security + Medicare−$5,887
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,618
Monthly take-home$4,863
Every two weeks$2,244

Does it go far here?

$82,092Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina