SOC 25-1011 · Huntsville, AL metro

Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for business teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville, Alabama is $75,280 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,790: half of the 180 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 34% less than the U.S. average for this job ($114,720).

$75,280average per year

Median $62,790Take-home ≈ $58,652

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $162K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

180people in this job
-34%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $162,030 or more. The middle half of business teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn between $28,210 and $108,140.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $162K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,280$6,273—
Median$62,790$5,232—
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,210$2,351—
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,140$9,012—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Business Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Business teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn 27% less than the Alabama average ($103,170) and 34% less than the U.S. average ($114,720). At the median the gap is -37% against the U.S. median of $99,080.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$75,280$62,790$27,980$162,030180
Alabama$103,170$82,170$48,310$171,4201,260
United States$114,720$99,080$47,180$209,47082,150

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $75,280, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $58,652 a year, or $4,888 a month and $2,256 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for business teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $75,280 buys what about $80,884 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 6th of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($132,470).

All Business Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for business teachers, postsecondary

Lawrence, KS pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($203,180).

Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Huntsville: questions

What is the entry-level business teachers, postsecondary salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the business teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $58,652 a year ($4,888 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,280. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do business teachers, postsecondary earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 34% less than the U.S. average for this job ($114,720).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1011; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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