Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Harrisonburg, VA earns $77,810 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,941 a month.

10th percentile: $58,760
25th percentile: $61,470
Median percentile: $77,810
75th percentile: $98,190
90th percentile: $98,190

Based on 110 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

$59,290 take-home a year

Gross pay	$77,810
Federal income tax	−$8,288
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,952
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$4,280
Monthly take-home	$4,941
Every two weeks	$2,280

Does it go far here?

$81,998Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).

24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,870

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