SALARY · PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION · SOUTH CAROLINA

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in South Carolina

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In South Carolina, the middle preschool teachers, except special education earned $34,500 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$34,500

$17 per hour at the median · That is $3,640 (9.5 percent) below the national median of $38,140 for this occupation.

$36,190Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$4,550People employed in this job in South Carolina

Salary range

25th: $29,280Median: $34,50075th: $37,170
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$29,280
Median (50th percentile)$34,500
75th percentile$37,170
Mean$36,190

The middle half of workers earned from $29,280 to $37,170 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$29,513 a year
$2,459 a month
Federal tax $1,960 · FICA $2,639 · State tax $388
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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