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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Alabama

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Alabama earns $61,770 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,086 a month.

10th percentile
$48,320
25th percentile
$49,240
Median percentile
$61,770
75th percentile
$63,760
90th percentile
$74,090

Based on 10,000 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

$49,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,770
Federal income tax−$5,232
Social Security + Medicare−$4,725
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,780
Monthly take-home$4,086
Every two weeks$1,886

Does it go far here?

$69,543Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama