Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $75K, rent takes 25.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,213/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $50K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,000/month.

Local pay runs 27% below the national median — $75K here vs. $103K nationally.

Central East New York nonmetropolitan area pays $75K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s -27%.

The median is $75,020 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,000, and experienced atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondaries can clear $105,760. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,804/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,213/month, which eats 25.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central East New York 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 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $75,020 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.