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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $56,270 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,738 a month.

10th percentile
$46,380
25th percentile
$47,040
Median percentile
$56,270
75th percentile
$61,290
90th percentile
$121,030

Based on 180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,861 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,270
Federal income tax−$4,572
Social Security + Medicare−$4,305
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,532
Monthly take-home$3,738
Every two weeks$1,725

Does it go far here?

$64,146Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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