Self-Enrichment Teachers in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,666
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$6,134
15.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,131
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
$39,800
Kept after tax
$33,666
Worth in national money
$36,131
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for self-enrichment teachers is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $39,800. That is 36 of 51 states, and about 14.96% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 492 occupations South Carolina publishes, self-enrichment teachers lands at 383. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,800 the take-home is $33,666; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,131 would nationally. The average comes to $45,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For self-enrichment teachers, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $39,800, ranking 36 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 14.96%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within South Carolina, this work ranks 383 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for self-enrichment teachers in South Carolina, on $39,800, is $33,666 — equivalent to $36,131 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 $45,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Self-Enrichment Teachers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,960 |
| This salary | $39,800 |
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 | $33,666 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,159 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$979 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $39,186 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,184 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $39,800 as a midpoint for South Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $22,160 and the ninetieth is $76,960 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Carolina's $33,666, worked from $39,800. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 383 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $36,131 uses one figure for the whole of South Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 383.
- The South Carolina median of $39,800 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $22,160 to $76,960. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The South Carolina take-home of $33,666, on $39,800 for work ranking 383 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 383 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $36,131, worked from $39,800, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular South Carolina address, on work sitting at 383 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 $45,230, 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?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $22,160, the highest tenth $76,960, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $36,131.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; South Carolina then takes its own share, leaving $33,666.
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 $45,230. 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 ($22,160) and the ninetieth ($76,960) 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 $36,131 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 $33,666 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.