Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Huntsville, AL

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,140 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn between $46,750 and $78,350.

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

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

Education teachers, postsecondary in Huntsville earn 6% less than the Alabama average ($68,550) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

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

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $64,300, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $51,147 a year, or $4,262 a month and $1,967 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 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 $64,300 buys what about $69,086 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 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 6th of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($81,540).

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Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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