Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tuscaloosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,280 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tuscaloosa earn between $60,670 and $98,330.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Tuscaloosa vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tuscaloosa earn 6% more than the Alabama average ($83,370) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tuscaloosa

On the average salary of $88,280, a single filer in Tuscaloosa takes home about $67,291 a year, or $5,608 a month and $2,588 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Tuscaloosa a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tuscaloosa area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $88,280 buys what about $100,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tuscaloosa ($45,220). A typical home costs $223,201, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Tuscaloosa ranks 3rd of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($100,980).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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