Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Durham, NC

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,310 or more. The middle half of area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Durham earn between $48,720 and $84,000.

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

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Durham vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Durham earn 6% less than the North Carolina average ($76,050) and 27% less than the U.S. average ($98,330). At the median the gap is -28% against the U.S. median of $85,020.

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

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $71,440, a single filer in Durham takes home about $56,746 a year, or $4,729 a month and $2,183 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

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Is Durham a good place for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $71,440 buys what about $73,218 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 2nd of 2 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Charlotte pays the most ($79,330).

All Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

Santa Maria, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,360).

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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