High paying teaching and library jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Charleston-North Charleston, SC run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Charleston-North Charleston, SC salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$82,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,550 – $137,930170
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,440 – $133,920190
3Education Teachers, Postsecondary$81,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,380 – $105,770240
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,930 – $130,590310
5Instructional Coordinators$78,910
Master's degree
$43,130 – $168,820960
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,670 – $105,490170
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,710 – $154,200200
8Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$65,800
Master's degree
$41,180 – $104,440240
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,280
Bachelor's degree
$49,270 – $96,4602,430
10English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,660 – $104,990210
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,430
Bachelor's degree
$38,030 – $98,540130
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,230
Bachelor's degree
$52,310 – $78,960480
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,700
Bachelor's degree
$49,470 – $83,940180
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,530
Bachelor's degree
$49,480 – $78,970810
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,900
Master's degree
$33,670 – $97,060500
16Business Teachers, Postsecondary$61,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,840 – $171,590570
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,140 – $78,8704,670
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,040 – $78,060640
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,640
Bachelor's degree
$28,140 – $114,3301,180
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,710
Associate's degree
$28,150 – $47,240870
21Tutors$31,910
Some college, no degree
$22,520 – $75,300340
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,040
Some college, no degree
$22,940 – $57,2902,370

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCharleston-North Charleston, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,480	$60,550 – $137,930	170
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,300	$60,440 – $133,920	190
3	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,870	$40,380 – $105,770	240
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$79,110	$48,930 – $130,590	310
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,910	$43,130 – $168,820	960
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,580	$50,670 – $105,490	170
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,110	$61,710 – $154,200	200
8	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$65,800	$41,180 – $104,440	240
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,280	$49,270 – $96,460	2,430
10	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,250	$51,660 – $104,990	210
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,430	$38,030 – $98,540	130
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,230	$52,310 – $78,960	480
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,700	$49,470 – $83,940	180
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,530	$49,480 – $78,970	810
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,900	$33,670 – $97,060	500
16	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,680	$41,840 – $171,590	570
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,020	$49,140 – $78,870	4,670
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,680	$27,040 – $78,060	640
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,640	$28,140 – $114,330	1,180
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,710	$28,150 – $47,240	870
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$31,910	$22,520 – $75,300	340
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,040	$22,940 – $57,290	2,370

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