Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1042

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$59,630

BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $59,630 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $51,170 at the 10th percentile to $85,420 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $59,630 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $52,870 and $74,640.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$51,170$52,870$59,630$74,640$85,420

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
    $59,630 median for Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,870 to $74,640
  • $82,300 median for South Carolina; middle half earns $62,100 to $100,310
  • $84,620 median for United States; middle half earns $64,350 to $126,770

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −28% vs South Carolina overall and −30% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for biological science teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $59,630 median for Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,870 to $74,640
  • $97,550 median for Columbia metro area; middle half earns $80,390 to $128,970
  • $95,630 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $64,480 to $120,670
  • $82,300 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $67,250 to $100,310
  • $63,820 median for Spartanburg metro area; middle half earns $62,100 to $80,040

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

Highest-paying metro areas for biological science teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.