SOC 25-2023 · Mobile, AL metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Mobile, Alabama is $63,330 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,650: half of the 70 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$63,330average per year

Median $49,650Take-home ≈ $50,410

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $102K90th

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

70people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,900 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Mobile earn between $49,610 and $73,110.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $102K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,330$5,278—
Median$49,650$4,138—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,610$4,134—
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,110$6,092—

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay in Mobile vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Mobile earn 5% less than the Alabama average ($66,590) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is -24% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mobile$63,330$49,650$46,460$101,90070
Alabama$66,590$58,410$44,140$105,190640
United States$71,590$65,030$49,200$101,89016,870

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $63,330, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $50,410 a year, or $4,201 a month and $1,939 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Mobile a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $63,330 buys what about $71,886 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 3rd of 3 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($77,700).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, middle school

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,720).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Mobile: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, middle school salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, middle school take-home pay in Mobile?

About $50,410 a year ($4,201 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,330. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do career/technical education teachers, middle school earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

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 25-2023; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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 3.62, this job is 3.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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