SOC 25-1071 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Charlottesville, Virginia is $165,350 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $134,810: half of the people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$165,350average per year

Median $134,810Take-home ≈ $115,589

  • $66K10th
  • $84K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $229K75th
  • $312K90th

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

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $312,350 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Charlottesville earn between $84,150 and $229,130.

  • $66K10th
  • $84K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $229K75th
  • $312K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$165,350$13,779—
Median$134,810$11,234—
Entry level (25th percentile)$84,150$7,012—
Experienced (75th percentile)$229,130$19,094—

*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 Charlottesville vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Charlottesville earn 16% more than the Virginia average ($142,210) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is +26% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Charlottesville$165,350$134,810$65,850$312,350n/a
Virginia$142,210$106,880$62,560$312,3505,040
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 Charlottesville

On the average salary of $165,350, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $115,589 a year, or $9,632 a month and $4,446 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Charlottesville a good place for health specialties teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $165,350 buys what about $166,774 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Virginia cities

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

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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 Charlottesville: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $84,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $115,589 a year ($9,632 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $165,350.

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

The average here is 12% more 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).

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