DOL Verified Employer

University of South Carolina - Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Government-verified salary data from 610 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$31,820
7 DOL filings
SC Approval Rate 79.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$31,820
Certified filings
DOL Filings
7
Certified: 487
Unique Job Titles
103
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 7 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$31,180$31,180$31,820$44,450$57,140
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
0.0%

University of South Carolina pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $50,730 -47.9%
$40,180$40,180$50,730$54,120$54,120
25-1011.00 37 $88,000 N/A
$70,640$70,640$88,000$140,150$140,150
Biochemists and Biophysicists 36 $38,646 -62.7%
$37,794$37,794$38,646$41,041$41,041
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $46,590 -41.3%
$43,410$43,410$46,590$56,130$56,130
25-1071.00 23 $70,905 N/A
$57,840$57,840$70,905$86,000$86,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $72,840 -31%
$60,670$60,670$72,840$77,447$77,447
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $54,700 -48.5%
$53,630$53,630$54,700$92,643$92,643
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19 $38,854 -61.4%
$38,314$38,314$38,854$49,795$49,795
29-1069 16 $90,870 N/A
$90,870$90,870$90,870$115,430$115,430
19-2032.00 16 $52,250 N/A
$41,808$41,808$52,250$52,250$52,250
25-1021.00 15 $52,890 N/A
$52,220$52,220$52,890$94,570$94,570
25-1022.00 15 $86,000 N/A
$50,050$50,050$86,000$96,950$96,950
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $52,940 -45.3%
$51,000$51,000$52,940$69,130$69,130
Materials Scientists 14 $41,586 -60.1%
$40,768$40,768$41,586$41,912$41,912
25-1032.00 13 $60,225 N/A
$55,310$55,310$60,225$95,663$95,663
19-1042.00 13 $61,428 N/A
$48,942$48,942$61,428$64,000$64,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $39,610 -48.6%
$38,990$38,990$39,610$48,217$48,217
Chemists 12 $49,234 -41.5%
$37,918$37,918$49,234$56,742$56,742
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $40,400 -48.1%
$33,670$33,670$40,400$43,600$43,600
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $52,577 -40.1%
$47,100$47,100$52,577$60,783$60,783
17-2144 8 $39,000 N/A
$36,629$36,629$39,000$39,250$39,250
Microbiologists 8 $38,646 -55.8%
$37,440$37,440$38,646$38,834$38,834
25-1052.00 7 $56,650 N/A
$47,790$47,790$56,650$87,000$87,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $31,820 -55.9%
$31,180$31,180$31,820$44,450$44,450
Physicists 7 $46,509 -72%
$44,720$44,720$46,509$46,509$46,509
Natural Sciences Managers 6 $64,480 -60%
$58,344$58,344$64,480$72,238$72,238
17-2074.00 6 $58,510 N/A
$45,947$45,947$58,510$68,053$68,053
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $61,230 -29%
$43,540$43,540$61,230$61,235$61,235
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $46,340 -51.1%
$34,230$34,230$46,340$48,060$48,060
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $53,540 -33.4%
$40,830$40,830$53,540$54,037$54,037
25-1123.00 5 $62,426 N/A
$51,500$51,500$62,426$67,763$67,763
Chemical Engineers 5 $38,355 -68.5%
$36,400$36,400$38,355$39,478$39,478
17-2144.00 5 $69,649 N/A
$61,526$61,526$69,649$77,771$77,771
19-1021.00 5 $53,882 N/A
$39,229$39,229$53,882$56,430$56,430
19-2031.00 5 $60,823 N/A
$55,000$55,000$60,823$64,646$64,646
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $47,715 -42.8%
$40,144$40,144$47,715$55,286$55,286
25-1042.00 4 $47,504 N/A
$47,500$47,500$47,504$47,507$47,507
25-1065.00 4 $57,410 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1066.00 4 $75,170 N/A
$55,860$55,860$75,170$90,000$90,000
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $49,514 -37%
$44,750$44,750$49,514$50,040$50,040
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $35,630 -53.3%
$35,190$35,190$35,630$35,630$35,630
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $42,860 -46.6%
$34,350$34,350$42,860$56,000$56,000
Statisticians 4 $34,528 -66.6%
$28,600$28,600$34,528$34,528$34,528
15-2041.00 4 $39,895 N/A
$35,610$35,610$39,895$44,179$44,179
25-1053.00 3 $50,130 N/A
$47,580$47,580$50,130$58,280$58,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,259 -35.6%
$53,467$53,467$54,259$55,050$55,050
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $53,460 -55.4%
$42,440$42,440$53,460$64,320$64,320
25-1063.00 3 $132,000 N/A
$85,990$85,990$132,000$140,172$140,172
25-1122.00 3 $62,407 N/A
$48,100$48,100$62,407$73,500$73,500
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $66,830 -14.4%
$39,420$39,420$66,830$70,080$70,080

Individual DOL Filings for Education Teachers, Postsecondary at University of South Carolina

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
May 2019 $57,140 $57,140 - Columbia SO N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2017 $31,180 $31,180 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $44,450 $44,450 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $31,180 $31,180 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2017 $31,180 $31,180 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $31,820 $31,820 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $31,820 $31,820 - COLUMBIA SC N/A Certified LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.