Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $66K, rent takes 38.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,661/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,300/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new biological science teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $53K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,157/month.

Local pay runs 22% below the national median — $66K here vs. $85K nationally.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $66K median vs. the U.S. average of $85K — that’s -22%.

The median is $66,200 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $52,620, and experienced biological science teachers, postsecondaries can clear $106,740. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,332/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,661/month, which eats 38.3% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Western North Carolina 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 biological science teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $66,200 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.