Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 30% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,260/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 mathematical science teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,965/month.

Local pay runs 20% below the national median — $64K here vs. $80K nationally.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $80K — that’s -20%.

The median is $63,870 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,410, and experienced mathematical science teachers, postsecondaries can clear $103,760. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,204/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,260/month, which eats 30% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

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 mathematical science teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $63,870 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.