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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in South Carolina

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina earns $79,540 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,001 a month.

10th percentile
$60,510
25th percentile
$65,370
Median percentile
$79,540
75th percentile
$99,410
90th percentile
$128,210

Based on 1,150 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

$60,014 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,540
Federal income tax−$8,669
Social Security + Medicare−$6,085
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,772
Monthly take-home$5,001
Every two weeks$2,308

Does it go far here?

$84,844Median 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 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina