SOC 25-1021 · Birmingham, AL metro

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Birmingham, AL

The average salary for computer science teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham, Alabama is $128,630 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $106,010: half of the 80 people in this job in the Birmingham, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% more than the U.S. average for this job ($104,420).

$128,630average per year

Median $106,010Take-home ≈ $93,973

  • $64K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $106KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $205K90th

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

80people in this job
+23%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Alabama metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $204,520 or more. The middle half of computer science teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn between $73,470 and $161,590.

  • $64K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $106KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $205K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$128,630$10,719—
Median$106,010$8,834—
Entry level (25th percentile)$73,470$6,122—
Experienced (75th percentile)$161,590$13,466—

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

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

Computer science teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn 30% more than the Alabama average ($99,120) and 23% more than the U.S. average ($104,420). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $96,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Birmingham$128,630$106,010$63,570$204,52080
Alabama$99,120$92,640$56,310$159,600500
United States$104,420$96,980$49,460$170,20035,480

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

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $128,630, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $93,973 a year, or $7,831 a month and $3,614 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 computer science 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 $128,630 buys what about $140,358 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 1st of 5 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for computer science teachers, postsecondary

Santa Maria, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,910).

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Birmingham: questions

What is the entry-level computer science teachers, postsecondary salary in Birmingham?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $73,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer science teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Birmingham?

About $93,973 a year ($7,831 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $128,630. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do computer science teachers, postsecondary earn more in Birmingham than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% more than the U.S. average for this job ($104,420).

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 25-1021; area Birmingham, AL (13820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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