SOC 25-1192 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Raleigh, NC

The average salary for family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary in Raleigh, North Carolina is $100,440 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,430: half of the 60 people in this job in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% more than the U.S. average for this job ($81,940).

$100,440average per year

Median $82,430Take-home ≈ $75,991

  • $66K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $135K75th
  • $135K90th

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

60people in this job
+23%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3North Carolina metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Raleigh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,450 or more. The middle half of family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary in Raleigh earn between $74,160 and $135,450.

  • $66K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $135K75th
  • $135K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$100,440$8,370—
Median$82,430$6,869—
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,160$6,180—
Experienced (75th percentile)$135,450$11,288—

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

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Raleigh vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary in Raleigh earn 25% more than the North Carolina average ($80,370) and 23% more than the U.S. average ($81,940). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $75,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Raleigh$100,440$82,430$66,110$135,45060
North Carolina$80,370$78,770$50,990$128,640290
United States$81,940$75,870$47,830$130,7902,770

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

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Raleigh

On the average salary of $100,440, a single filer in Raleigh takes home about $75,991 a year, or $6,333 a month and $2,923 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Raleigh a good place for family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Raleigh area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $100,440 buys what about $102,326 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Raleigh ($51,990). A typical home costs $438,364, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Raleigh ranks 1st of 3 North Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

San Diego, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,280).

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Raleigh: questions

What is the entry-level family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary salary in Raleigh?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Raleigh?

About $75,991 a year ($6,333 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,440.

Do family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary earn more in Raleigh than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% more than the U.S. average for this job ($81,940).

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 25-1192; area Raleigh-Cary, NC (39580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.51, this job is 4.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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