SOC 25-1194 · Huntsville, AL metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville, Alabama is $62,820 a year ($30.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,640: half of the 150 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

$62,820average per year

$30.20 / hourMedian $62,640Take-home ≈ $50,023

  • $34K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $86K90th

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

150people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#5 of 9Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,580 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn between $48,200 and $75,830.

  • $34K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $86K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,820$5,235$30.20
Median$62,640$5,220$30.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,200$4,017$23.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,830$6,319$36.46

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn 14% less than the Alabama average ($73,230) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($72,060). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $63,820.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$62,820$62,640$34,410$85,580150
Alabama$73,230$62,580$44,800$122,7502,350
United States$72,060$63,820$41,960$108,620114,110

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $62,820, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $50,023 a year, or $4,169 a month and $1,924 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 career/technical education 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 $62,820 buys what about $67,496 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 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 5th of 9 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($68,130).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Chico, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,060).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary make an hour in Huntsville?

$30.20 an hour on average, and $30.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $50,023 a year ($4,169 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,820. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

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 25-1194; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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