Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $84K, rent takes 24.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,281/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new biological science teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $59K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,517/month. At HUD’s $1,281/month FMR, rent would take 36% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $84K locally vs. $85K nationally, a 1% difference.

Maine pays $84K median vs. the U.S. average of $85K — that’s -1%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 97.7), the purchasing-power equivalent is $86K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $84,080 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $58,610, and experienced biological science teachers, postsecondaries can clear $159,880. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,253/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,281/month, which eats 24.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Maine has a Regional Price Parity of 97.7 (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 biological science teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $86,059 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.