Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $130K, rent takes 23% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,795/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $79K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,717/month. At HUD’s $1,795/month FMR, rent would take 38% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 32% above the national median — $130K here vs. $99K nationally.

Maryland pays $130K median vs. the U.S. average of $99K — that’s +32%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.76), the purchasing-power equivalent is $132K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $129,920 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $78,610, and experienced agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries can clear $218,050. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,790/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,795/month, which eats 23% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Maryland has a Regional Price Parity of 98.76 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $131,551 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.