Educational instruction and library occupations · SOC 25-1081 · South Carolina

Education teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina

Education teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina earned a median of $66,690 a year in May 2025, below the $75,350 national median for the occupation. South Carolina employs 1,270 of them, 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the state. Most people entering the occupation nationally do so with a doctoral or professional degree.

Data snapshot: August 21, 2026

Median annual pay in South Carolina

$66,690

Below the $75,350 national median for this occupation

Middle half earn between

$48,000 – $83,710

The 25th to 75th percentile of everyone in the occupation in this state

Employed in South Carolina

1,270

0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the state

Concentration vs national

1.41×

more concentrated here than nationally

Pay rank

#30 of 49

Among the states and DC that released an estimate for this occupation

Typical entry education (U.S.)

Doctoral or professional degree

What education teachers, postsecondary actually earn in South Carolina

The full published wage distribution, not one averaged figure. Pay inside a single occupation varies more by experience, employer and setting than most salary pages admit.

10th percentile
$33,150
25th percentile
$48,000
Median
$66,690
75th percentile
$83,710
90th percentile
$105,770

How South Carolina compares

  • Against the rest of the country. $66,690 in South Carolina against $75,350 nationally for the same occupation, which puts South Carolina 30th of the 49 jurisdictions that released an estimate. Neither figure is adjusted for cost of living, so a higher median does not by itself mean more money left over.
  • Against other work in South Carolina. $66,690 against $46,490, the median across every occupation in the state — 43% above it.
  • How much of this work is here. The occupation is more concentrated here than nationally (1.41× the national share of employment), 12th of 50 for concentration. Concentration describes where the work is, not how easy it is to be hired.

Where education teachers, postsecondary are paid most

The highest published medians for this occupation. Before reading it as a place to move, note that these are not cost-of-living adjusted and that the states paying most are often the ones where everything costs most.

How people get into this work

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports as typical for entry nationally. Typical is a measurement of the people already doing the work, not a rule: some enter with less and some with more.

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

Work experience needed

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

South Carolina licensing is not in these figures.

Many occupations, including most of health care, teaching, law, accountancy and the skilled trades, require a state licence, certification or registration before you can work. South Carolina sets its own, and none of it is part of the federal dataset above, so CampusPin cannot tell you whether this occupation is licensed here. Check the South Carolina licensing board before committing to a route, because where an occupation is licensed that requirement, not the typical credential, is the real gate.

What people study to get here, and where in South Carolina

Fields the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk associates with this occupation, ordered by how many credentials U.S. colleges conferred in each — a measure of how many people take a route, never of how good it is. Studying any of these does not lead only here, and this occupation is entered from other fields too.

Elementary Education41,828 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

24 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

Early Childhood Education32,120 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

21 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

Education27,206 credentials conferred nationally, mostly graduate degrees

8 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24see which ones, and what they cost.

Secondary Education10,552 credentials conferred nationally, mostly graduate degrees

9 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24see which ones, and what they cost.

Physical Education6,808 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

14 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24see which ones, and what they cost.

Music Education4,485 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

11 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24see which ones, and what they cost.

Mathematics Education2,958 credentials conferred nationally, mostly graduate degrees

4 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

English Education2,956 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

3 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

Art Education1,826 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

6 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

Agricultural Education1,042 credentials conferred nationally, mostly bachelor's degrees

1 college in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

Science Education1,015 credentials conferred nationally, mostly graduate degrees

2 colleges in South Carolina reported awarding credentials in this field in 2023-24.

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

Colleges in South Carolina

Pay is one half of the decision. What it costs to get qualified is the other, and it is the half that varies most between two colleges in the same state.

Source & methodology

State wage and employment figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release. National median pay, projections and typical entry education are from the BLS Employment Projections programme (2024 wages). Both are public domain; credit BLS.

Wages are May 2025 estimates from the federal Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, which asks employers what they pay everyone currently working in the occupation — experienced and new alike. They are not starting salaries, not the earnings of recent graduates, and not adjusted for cost of living, which matters when comparing one state against another. Self-employed workers are not surveyed.

Suggested citation

CampusPin. (2026). Education teachers, postsecondary in South Carolina, pay and employment. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/careers/education-teachers-postsecondary/in/south-carolina

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