Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Florence, AL

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL earns $23,330 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,648 a month.

10th percentile: $21,320
25th percentile: $22,780
Median percentile: $23,330
75th percentile: $26,400
90th percentile: $27,780

Based on 240 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

$19,772 take-home a year

Gross pay	$23,330
Federal income tax	−$723
Social Security + Medicare	−$1,785
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$1,050
Monthly take-home	$1,648
Every two weeks	$760

Does it go far here?

$27,506Median pay in Florence, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.8 vs 100).

52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($853 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$97,600
Registered Nurses	$66,360
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,490
Electricians	$59,770
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,370
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,330

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama