Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,873
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$17,737
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,403
South Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$79,610
Kept after tax
$61,873
Worth in national money
$66,403
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Carolina is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $79,610, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 24.74% above the national middle.
- Within South Carolina this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 101 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $79,610 the take-home is $61,873; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,403 would nationally. The average lands at $73,120, below the middle of the range.
- South Carolina ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary, at $79,610 — about 24.74% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation South Carolina publishes a median for, career/technical education teachers, postsecondary sits 101 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina, on $79,610, is $61,873 — equivalent to $66,403 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $73,120 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,660 |
| This salary | $79,610 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Carolina | $61,873 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,836 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$317 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $75,398 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$438 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in South Carolina earn less than $79,610. The published range is $37,860 up to $103,660, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In South Carolina the take-home figure of $61,873, from $79,610, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 101 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,403, the adjusted value of that $79,610 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 101 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,860 to $103,660. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for South Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,873 from $79,610. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 101 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Carolina, so $66,403 — the adjusted value of that $79,610 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 101 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $73,120, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,860 at the bottom tenth to $103,660 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $66,403.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and South Carolina's own levy, $61,873 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in South Carolina is $73,120. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($37,860) and the ninetieth ($103,660) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $66,403 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,873 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and South Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.