SOC 25-1042 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Spartanburg, SC is $63,820. The 10th percentile is $60,450 and the 90th percentile is $131,040. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$63,820

10th percentile
$60,450
25th percentile
$62,100
Median
$63,820
75th percentile
$80,040
90th percentile
$131,040
Mean
$85,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $60,450 and the 90th percentile is $131,040. The difference is $70,590, which is 110.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,100 to the 75th at $80,040, covers $17,940.

The mean annual wage is $85,340, which sits above the median of $63,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Spartanburg, SC median is 24.6% lower than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,093, which is 17.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.5% lower than the South Carolina median of $82,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spartanburg, SC is 91.051, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $70,093 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Spartanburg, SC ranks 10th of 14 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 34 miles away, with a median of $95,630 and employment of 160. That median is 49.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,541, against $70,093 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $74,760 and employment of 290. That median is 17.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,797, against $70,093 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $60,220 and employment of 50. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,400, against $70,093 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (40 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC · Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Spartanburg, SC is $63,820. The 10th percentile is $60,450 and the 90th percentile is $131,040. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 24.6% lower than the national median of $84,620.

What is Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Spartanburg, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spartanburg, SC is 91.051, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,820 is $70,093. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spartanburg, SC compare with nearby metros for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $95,630. Spartanburg, SC ranks 10th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.