Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,403
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$12,067
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,688
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — 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
$59,470
Kept after tax
$47,403
Worth in national money
$52,688
State rank
39
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $59,470, ranking 39 of 49 states — about 10.26% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Against other work in Alabama, this sits in the middle: 202 of 482 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,470 the take-home is $47,403; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $52,688 would nationally. The average comes to $60,110, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Alabama ranks 39 of 49 for career/technical education teachers, secondary school, with a median of $59,470 — about 10.26% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Career/technical education teachers, secondary school ranks 202 of 482 occupations in Alabama by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Alabama, on $59,470, is $47,403 — equivalent to $52,688 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $60,110 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,290 |
| This salary | $59,470 |
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 Alabama | $47,403 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,964 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,271 |
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 | $56,283 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,538 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,470 as a midpoint for Alabama, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $53,230 and the ninetieth is $62,290 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $47,403, from $59,470, 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 202 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,688, the adjusted value of that $59,470 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 202 of 482 in the state.
- The Alabama median of $59,470 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $53,230 to $62,290. 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 Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,403 from $59,470. 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 202 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $52,688 — the adjusted value of that $59,470 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 202 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $53,230 at the bottom tenth to $62,290 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Alabama is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $52,688 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $47,403.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 ($53,230 to $62,290) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $52,688 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,403 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.