Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in South Carolina

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in South Carolina have a median of $60,820 a year, below the national $63,970 (−5%); the state ranks 34th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 31% more than the median across all occupations in South Carolina ($46,490). Among neighbouring states, Georgia pays more (up to $72,290 in Georgia) and North Carolina pays less (down to $54,930 in North Carolina). South Carolina employs 25,030 elementary school teachers, except special education, 10.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 20th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.22 means the occupation is more concentrated in South Carolina than nationally.

South Carolina vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in South Carolina and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
South CarolinaHourly******25,03010.861.22
Annual$48,410$50,280$60,820$74,120$77,570$62,210
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $48,410$48,41025th25th: $50,280$50,280MedianMedian: $60,820$60,82075th75th: $74,120$74,12090th90th: $77,570$77,570US median
South Carolina annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
34th of 51 states
Rank by employment
20th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.22
Jobs per 1,000
10.86

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of South Carolina's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in South Carolina

9 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching South Carolina publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC*$64,990$49,770$82,71087010.641.19
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC*$63,000$47,630$77,3302,40010.341.16
Charleston-North Charleston, SC*$61,020$49,140$78,8704,67011.841.33
Spartanburg, SC*$60,990$49,280$77,2101,5309.291.04
Florence, SC*$60,910$47,140$74,5801,01011.311.27
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC*$60,680$48,800$75,9904,39010.091.13
Columbia, SC*$60,050$48,170$76,0104,36011.051.24
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC*$58,680$47,280$75,51010,7707.930.89
Sumter, SC*$57,650$45,440$72,85047013.681.53
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area*$60,750$47,360$74,5701,51019.652.20
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area*$60,340$46,990$75,1401,45015.541.74
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area*$58,720$46,850$73,08091017.371.94

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
South Carolina*$60,82025,0301.22
Georgia*$72,29043,8201.00
North Carolina*$54,93042,4100.96

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the South Carolina wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS South Carolina estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.