How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $62,150 and the 90th percentile is $163,030. The difference is $100,880, which is 98.0% 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 $79,330 to the 75th at $130,940, covers $51,610.

The mean annual wage is $116,840, which sits above the median of $102,890. 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 Columbia, SC median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,852, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.7% higher than the South Carolina median of $82,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $109,852 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Columbia, SC ranks 6th of 17 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).).

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $85,620 and employment of 710. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,163, against $109,852 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 70 miles away, with a median of $60,560 and employment of 40. That median is 41.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,512, against $109,852 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $66,760 and employment of 360. That median is 35.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,579, against $109,852 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (370 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.