Secondary school teacher mean annual wage in South Carolina

Secondary school teacher mean annual wage in South Carolina was $65,340 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD65,340

Change on 2024+6.1%

Rank34th of 51US states ranked

Series high65,3402025

Series low38,9602003

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Secondary school teacher mean annual wage in South Carolina, 2003 to 2025

USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.

All 23 values

Period	USD
2025	65,340
2024	61,590
2023	59,750
2022	55,680
2021	56,120
2020	53,950
2019	56,730
2018	54,400
2017	53,960
2016	51,670
2015	51,590
2014	50,960
2013	50,440
2012	50,370
2011	49,940
2010	48,930
2009	48,030
2008	46,660
2007	44,670
2006	43,360
2005	41,520
2004	40,050
2003	38,960

Compared with United States

Place	2025
South Carolina	65,340
United States	76,320

Rankings

US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage 51 places

Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of secondary school teachers, except special and career or technical education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2031), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private high schools. Estimates refer to May of each year.

Teachers report an annual salary for the school year, so BLS publishes no hourly rate for them. Excludes special education, career and technical education and middle school teachers. Up to May 2009 the occupation was defined under the 2000 classification, which excluded vocational education teachers. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031) (Secondary school teacher mean annual wage, South Carolina, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031), Secondary school teacher mean annual wage, South Carolina, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/secondary-teacher-salary/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Secondary school teacher mean annual wage, South Carolina, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/secondary-teacher-salary/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031), Secondary school teacher mean annual wage, South Carolina, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/secondary-teacher-salary/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the secondary school teacher mean annual wage in South Carolina?

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest secondary school teacher mean annual wage in South Carolina?

$65,340 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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