The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $44,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,460 | -3.23% | 2.25% |
| 2021 | $61,380 | 15.27% | - |
| 2020 | $52,010 | 3.31% | - |
| 2019 | $50,290 | -10.98% | - |
| 2018 | $55,810 | -6.40% | - |
| 2017 | $59,380 | 2.12% | - |
| 2016 | $58,120 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $58,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,460 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Auburn-Opelika is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anniston-Oxford.