Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 27.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $40K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,409/month.

Local pay runs 35% below the national median — $64K here vs. $99K nationally.

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $99K — that’s -35%.

The median is $64,080 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $40,150, and experienced agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries can clear $134,410. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,243/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 27.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $64,080 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.