Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Asheville, NC

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Asheville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,830 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Asheville earn between $53,040 and $79,610.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Asheville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Asheville earn 21% less than the North Carolina average ($80,900) and 32% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Asheville

On the average salary of $63,880, a single filer in Asheville takes home about $51,467 a year, or $4,289 a month and $1,980 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 Asheville a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Asheville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $63,880 buys what about $66,193 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Asheville ($46,870). A typical home costs $428,742, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Asheville ranks 6th of 6 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Wilmington pays the most ($102,170).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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