SOC 25-2032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Spartanburg, SC is $71,490. The 10th percentile is $49,350 and the 90th percentile is $76,490. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$71,490

10th percentile
$49,350
25th percentile
$61,780
Median
$71,490
75th percentile
$75,680
90th percentile
$76,490
Mean
$68,210

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 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $49,350 and the 90th percentile is $76,490. The difference is $27,140, which is 38.0% 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 $61,780 to the 75th at $75,680, covers $13,900.

The mean annual wage is $68,210, which sits below the median of $71,490. 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 7.9% higher than the national median of $66,270 for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,516, which is 18.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the South Carolina median of $72,120.

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 $71,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School at $78,516 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. Spartanburg, SC ranks 5th of 20 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 $71,290 and employment of 260. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,442, against $78,516 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $60,140 and employment of 710. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,778, against $78,516 here.
  • Columbia, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $65,010 and employment of 190. That median is 9.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,409, against $78,516 here.

Employment share

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (150 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Spartanburg, SC is $71,490. The 10th percentile is $49,350 and the 90th percentile is $76,490. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

The local median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $66,270.

What is Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 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 $71,490 is $78,516. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spartanburg, SC compare with nearby metros for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $71,290. Spartanburg, SC ranks 5th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.