SOC 25-3021 · Huntsville, AL metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Huntsville, Alabama is $46,890 a year ($22.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,750: half of the 350 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$46,890average per year

$22.54 / hourMedian $47,750Take-home ≈ $37,924

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $65K90th

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

350people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 10Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,540 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Huntsville earn between $34,400 and $55,630.

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,890$3,908$22.54
Median$47,750$3,979$22.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,400$2,867$16.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,630$4,636$26.75

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in Huntsville earn 13% more than the Alabama average ($41,510) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$46,890$47,750$26,960$64,540350
Alabama$41,510$38,430$21,520$60,8102,130
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $46,890, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $37,924 a year, or $3,160 a month and $1,459 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Huntsville a good place for self-enrichment teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $46,890 buys what about $50,380 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 1st of 10 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Huntsville?

$22.54 an hour on average, and $22.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $37,924 a year ($3,160 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,890. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 25-3021; area Huntsville, AL (26620). 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.61, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.61).

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