Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Birmingham, AL

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $163,440 or more. The middle half of chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn between $74,080 and $132,730.

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

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Birmingham vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn 29% more than the Alabama average ($88,450) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($105,210). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $93,250.

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

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $114,350, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $84,614 a year, or $7,051 a month and $3,254 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 Birmingham a good place for chemistry teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Birmingham area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $114,350 buys what about $124,776 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 1st of 2 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for chemistry teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,190).

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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