SOC 25-1112 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for law teachers, postsecondary in Miami, Florida is $146,830 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,330: half of the 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 about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($147,546).

$146,830average per year

Median $130,330Take-home ≈ $111,624

  • $63K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $210K75th
  • $294K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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Law Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $294,060 or more. The middle half of law teachers, postsecondary in Miami earn between $80,110 and $209,870.

  • $63K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $210K75th
  • $294K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$146,830$12,236—
Median$130,330$10,861—
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,110$6,676—
Experienced (75th percentile)$209,870$17,489—

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

Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $146,830, a single filer in Miami takes home about $111,624 a year, or $9,302 a month and $4,293 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 law 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 $146,830 buys what about $128,623 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 1st of 3 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Law Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for law teachers, postsecondary

Minneapolis, MN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($191,580).

Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Miami: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $111,624 a year ($9,302 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $146,830. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($147,546).

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 25-1112; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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.

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