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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in South Carolina

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina earns $77,790 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,907 a month.

10th percentile
$57,620
25th percentile
$62,510
Median percentile
$77,790
75th percentile
$83,540
90th percentile
$100,190

Based on 320 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

$58,888 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,790
Federal income tax−$8,284
Social Security + Medicare−$5,951
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,667
Monthly take-home$4,907
Every two weeks$2,265

Does it go far here?

$82,977Median 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 foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina