State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $167,520. In South Carolina, $82,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.2% — not 103.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.1%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+73.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $167,520
- p25
- $101,730
- p75
- $217,750
- p10
- $66,810
- p90
- $304,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Carolina
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Median
- $82,480
- p25
- $63,830
- p75
- $103,260
- p10
- $59,460
- p90
- $137,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.