Mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Hopkins, Winnsboro, St. Matthews, West Columbia.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$62,787
Middle 50%$60.7k–$68.1k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $61,458
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,475 and $73,603.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,130
25th$60,657
50th (median)$62,787
75th$68,070
90th$72,276

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2023: median $53,363 (13 filings) FY2024: median $55,765 (19 filings) FY2025: median $62,028 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––7
FY2023$53,363$51,364$60,29513
FY2024$55,765$49,622$58,62619
FY2025$62,028$60,309$67,21212
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Columbia's median mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $62,787 is worth about $67,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Columbia = 93.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Columbia, SC area earned a median of $60,050 in May 2025 (4,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $62,787, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Richland County School District One$63,74415
East Point Academytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $57,470 55
Mid-level · Level II $62,787 18
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$42,740$57,47055
Mid-level · Level II$57,677$62,78718

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.