Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Birmingham, AL

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,910 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn between $59,210 and $80,210.

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

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Birmingham vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Education teachers, postsecondary in Birmingham earn 5% more than the Alabama average ($68,550) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

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

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $72,150, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $56,572 a year, or $4,714 a month and $2,176 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Birmingham a good place for education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Birmingham area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $72,150 buys what about $78,729 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 3rd of 6 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($81,540).

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Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

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