SOC 25-1194 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Florence, Alabama is $55,320 a year ($26.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,310: half of the 80 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

$55,320average per year

$26.60 / hourMedian $56,310Take-home ≈ $44,327

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

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

80people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,720 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Florence earn between $45,770 and $62,720.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,320$4,610$26.60
Median$56,310$4,692$27.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,770$3,814$22.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,720$5,227$30.15

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Florence earn 24% less than the Alabama average ($73,230) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($72,060). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $63,820.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$55,320$56,310$37,110$62,72080
Alabama$73,230$62,580$44,800$122,7502,350
United States$72,060$63,820$41,960$108,620114,110

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $55,320, a single filer in Florence takes home about $44,327 a year, or $3,694 a month and $1,705 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 Florence a good place for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $55,320 buys what about $65,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 8th of 9 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($68,130).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Chico, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,060).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Florence: questions

How much do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary make an hour in Florence?

$26.60 an hour on average, and $27.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Florence?

About $44,327 a year ($3,694 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,320. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

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 25-1194; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 2.00, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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