Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $71K, rent takes 28.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,322/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 $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,890/month.

Local pay is 11% above the national median — $71K here vs. $64K nationally.

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area pays $71K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +11%.

The median is $70,860 a year, that works out to about $34 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,170, and experienced career/technical education teachers, postsecondaries can clear $96,060. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,571/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,322/month, which eats 28.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southeast Minnesota 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 $70,860 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.