SOC 25-1081 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for education teachers, postsecondary in Miami, Florida is $70,760 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,230: half of the 280 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,350).

$70,760average per year

Median $67,230Take-home ≈ $58,610

  • $36K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $100K90th

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

280people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,640 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Miami earn between $60,470 and $80,250.

  • $36K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $100K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,760$5,897—
Median$67,230$5,602—
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,470$5,039—
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,250$6,688—

*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 Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Education teachers, postsecondary in Miami earn 7% more than the Florida average ($66,220) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$70,760$67,230$35,780$99,640280
Florida$66,220$63,640$37,500$94,9701,290
United States$79,350$75,350$39,530$126,86060,830

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

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $70,760, a single filer in Miami takes home about $58,610 a year, or $4,884 a month and $2,254 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $70,760 buys what about $61,986 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 1st of 7 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Florida

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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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Miami: questions

What is the entry-level education teachers, postsecondary salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Miami?

About $58,610 a year ($4,884 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,760. Florida has no state income tax.

Do education teachers, postsecondary earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,350).

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 25-1081; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.25, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.25).

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