SOC 25-1071 · Tallahassee, FL metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tallahassee, FL

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Tallahassee, Florida is $71,430 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,870: half of the 220 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 52% less than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$71,430average per year

Median $58,870Take-home ≈ $59,081

  • $58K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $75K90th

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

220people in this job
-52%vs U.S. average
#10 of 11Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,560 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Tallahassee earn between $58,870 and $72,730.

  • $58K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,430$5,952—
Median$58,870$4,906—
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,870$4,906—
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,730$6,061—

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

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Tallahassee vs. Florida and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Tallahassee earn 46% less than the Florida average ($131,530) and 52% less than the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is -45% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tallahassee$71,430$58,870$58,360$74,560220
Florida$131,530$88,710$60,300$305,2308,500
United States$147,570$107,310$59,270$322,020221,270

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

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tallahassee

On the average salary of $71,430, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $59,081 a year, or $4,923 a month and $2,272 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 Tallahassee a good place for health specialties teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $71,430 buys what about $76,055 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Tallahassee ranks 10th of 11 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($169,550).

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Highest-paying cities for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($260,720).

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Tallahassee: questions

What is the entry-level health specialties teachers, postsecondary salary in Tallahassee?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health specialties teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Tallahassee?

About $59,081 a year ($4,923 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,430. Florida has no state income tax.

Do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn more in Tallahassee than elsewhere?

The average here is 52% less than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

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 25-1071; area Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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