Middle School Teacher salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Hopkins, West Columbia, Winnsboro.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$63,026
Middle 50%$53.3k–$70.7k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $58,000
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,850 and $84,123.
PercentileSalary
10th$44,850
25th$53,286
50th (median)$63,026
75th$70,652
90th$78,941

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $52,420 (22 filings) FY2021: median $52,594 (14 filings) FY2022: median $47,763 (28 filings) FY2023: median $53,363 (43 filings) FY2024: median $59,959 (29 filings) FY2025: median $56,243 (28 filings) FY2026: median $64,421 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 43 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 43
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$52,420$46,745$63,10722
FY2021$52,594$48,880$61,11914
FY2022$47,763$42,765$59,10628
FY2023$53,363$46,789$59,76343
FY2024$59,959$49,303$67,79429
FY2025$56,243$44,850$66,70228
FY2026$64,421$59,741$71,71323

Cost of living

Columbia's median Middle School Teacher salary of $63,026 is worth about $67,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Columbia, SC area earned a median of $59,400 in May 2025 (2,450 employed). The H-1B median here is $63,026, 6% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Richland County School District One$60,30929
Lexington County School District One$64,42117
East Point Academytoo few2
Richland County School District Twotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,705 26
Mid-level · Level II $66,029 25
Senior · Level III – 0
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$31,200$60,70526
Mid-level · Level II$38,053$66,02925

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.