Mid-level Middle School Teacher salary in Columbia, SC

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbia, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lexington, Hopkins, West Columbia, Winnsboro.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$66,029
Middle 50%$57.2k–$72.3k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $63,026
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,366 and $79,868.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,116
25th$57,248
50th (median)$66,029
75th$72,339
90th$75,469

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $52,420 (12 filings) FY2023: median $62,114 (13 filings) FY2024: median $62,111 (11 filings) FY2025: median $61,194 (10 filings) FY2026: median $66,406 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 15
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$46,099$64,51812
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––5
FY2023$62,114$58,836$70,58613
FY2024$62,111$54,698$72,15711
FY2025$61,194$53,063$72,41910
FY2026$66,406$59,741$71,46915

Cost of living

Columbia's median mid-level Middle 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 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 $66,029, 11% 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$66,52420
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.