Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Columbia, SC

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $158,740 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Columbia earn between $59,460 and $97,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Columbia vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Columbia earn 9% more than the South Carolina average ($76,230) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $83,390, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $64,281 a year, or $5,357 a month and $2,472 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Columbia a good place for other postsecondary teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $83,390 buys what about $89,033 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($46,430). A typical home costs $256,154, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other South Carolina cities

Columbia ranks 1st of 5 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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