Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $112K, rent takes 27.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,875/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $60K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,621/month.

Local pay is 13% above the national median — $112K here vs. $99K nationally.

South Illinois nonmetropolitan area pays $112K median vs. the U.S. average of $99K — that’s +13%.

The median is $111,960 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $60,350, and experienced agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondaries can clear $135,330. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,801/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,875/month, which eats 27.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Illinois 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 $111,960 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.