The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary biological science teachers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $204,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $204,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,180 | 2.63% | 0.25% |
| 2021 | $77,100 | -4.45% | - |
| 2017 | $80,530 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $78,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $78,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,180, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Auburn-Opelika (median annual salary of $102,230). Compared with Auburn-Opelika, the median annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Birmingham-Hoover is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |