SOC 25-1194 · Goldsboro, NC metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Goldsboro, NC

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Goldsboro, North Carolina is $63,680 a year ($30.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,440: half of the 190 people in this job in the Goldsboro, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

$63,680average per year

$30.62 / hourMedian $64,440Take-home ≈ $51,315

  • $41K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $78K90th

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

190people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 13North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Goldsboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,260 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Goldsboro earn between $52,670 and $78,260.

  • $41K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $78K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,680$5,307$30.62
Median$64,440$5,370$30.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,670$4,389$25.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,260$6,522$37.62

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Goldsboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Goldsboro earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($63,320) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($72,060). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $63,820.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Goldsboro$63,680$64,440$40,670$78,260190
North Carolina$63,320$62,390$44,680$82,0106,510
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 Goldsboro

On the average salary of $63,680, a single filer in Goldsboro takes home about $51,315 a year, or $4,276 a month and $1,974 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).

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Is Goldsboro a good place for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Goldsboro area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $63,680 buys what about $71,986 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Goldsboro ($40,570). A typical home costs $188,523, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Goldsboro ranks 6th of 13 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Fayetteville pays the most ($74,220).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in North Carolina

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 Goldsboro: questions

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

$30.62 an hour on average, and $30.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,315 a year ($4,276 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,680.

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

The average here is 12% 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 Goldsboro, NC (24140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.50, this job is 6.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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