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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Alabama

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Alabama earns $70,580 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,609 a month.

10th percentile
$52,750
25th percentile
$60,130
Median percentile
$70,580
75th percentile
$81,350
90th percentile
$95,300

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

$55,307 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,580
Federal income tax−$6,698
Social Security + Medicare−$5,399
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$3,176
Monthly take-home$4,609
Every two weeks$2,127

Does it go far here?

$79,461Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

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Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama