Mid-level High School Teacher salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Hopkins, Winnsboro, Saint Matthews, St. Matthews.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$66,029
Middle 50%$64.9k–$69.5k
vs. all levels here+6%comparison median $62,344
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,148 and $79,994.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,502
25th$64,884
50th (median)$66,029
75th$69,453
90th$78,740

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $53,240 (19 filings) FY2021: median $54,275 (12 filings) FY2022: median $55,310 (13 filings) FY2023: median $57,894 (14 filings) FY2024: median $59,199 (13 filings) FY2026: median $67,022 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 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$53,240$47,371$56,29819
FY2021$54,275$52,281$60,05112
FY2022$55,310$53,104$57,68213
FY2023$57,894$55,827$62,00514
FY2024$59,199$56,183$69,86113
FY2025–––6
FY2026$67,022$63,268$73,88111

Cost of living

Columbia's median mid-level High School Teacher salary of $66,029 is worth about $70,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Columbia, SC area earned a median of $60,280 in May 2025 (3,310 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,029, 10% 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$67,55413
Richland County School District Twotoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,730 43
Mid-level · Level II $66,029 17
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$44,280$61,73043
Mid-level · Level II$57,660$66,02917

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.