Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $68K, rent takes 26.9% 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all others typically earn — is $17K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,049/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $68K locally vs. $73K nationally, a 7% difference.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $68K median vs. the U.S. average of $73K — that’s -7%.

The median is $67,560 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $17,480, and experienced social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all others can clear $99,060. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,406/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 26.9% 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other salary is worth about $67,560 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.