Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,522
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$9,398
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,870
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,920
Kept after tax
$49,522
Worth in national money
$47,870
State rank
24
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Florida is 24 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $58,920. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 217 among 493 occupations Florida publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $58,920 the take-home is $49,522. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $47,870 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $60,080, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 24 of 50 for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors at $58,920. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 217 of 493 in Florida places adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $49,522 for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors, from $58,920. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,870. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $60,080 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,310 |
| This salary | $58,920 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $49,522 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,522 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,092 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $58,920 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,740 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,920 as a midpoint for Florida, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,430 and the ninetieth is $77,310 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $49,522, from $58,920, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 217 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,870 uses one figure for the whole of Florida. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 217.
- The Florida median of $58,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,430 to $77,310. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,522 from $58,920. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 217 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,870, worked from $58,920, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Florida address, on work sitting at 217 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,430 and the top tenth $77,310, so most people doing this work in Florida sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Florida run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $47,870 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $49,522 survives, because Florida levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,430 to $77,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $47,870 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $49,522 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.