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

Yes — at the median salary of $112K, rent takes 20.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,337/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 $62K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,743/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $112K locally vs. $103K nationally, a 9% difference.

Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area pays $112K median vs. the U.S. average of $103K — that’s +9%.

The median is $112,370 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $62,390, and experienced atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondaries can clear $137,110. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,511/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,337/month, which eats 20.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Coast Oregon 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 $112,370 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.