Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $80K, rent takes 23.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new career/technical education teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $50K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,975/month.

Local pay is 26% above the national median — $80K here vs. $64K nationally.

Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area pays $80K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +26%.

The median is $80,200 a year, that works out to about $39 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,590, and experienced career/technical education teachers, postsecondaries can clear $121,690. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,117/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 23.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northern Michigan 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 career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $80,200 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.