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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Huntsville, AL

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Huntsville, AL earns $25,930 a year, 40% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,816 a month.

10th percentile
$22,360
25th percentile
$22,360
Median percentile
$25,930
75th percentile
$27,460
90th percentile
$38,460

Based on 720 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

$21,797 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,930
Federal income tax−$983
Social Security + Medicare−$1,984
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,167
Monthly take-home$1,816
Every two weeks$838

Does it go far here?

$27,860Median pay in Huntsville, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,183 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,060
Financial Managers$158,620
Engineers, All Other$155,630
Managers, All Other$153,920
Purchasing Managers$146,970
Computer Hardware Engineers$142,670
Pharmacists$136,840

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