SOC 25-1031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary — Alabama
Alabama
Median pay for this occupation in Alabama is $80,770 a year, trailing the national median of $96,870 by 16.6%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.0%
- Openings per year
- 900
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Alabama.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Alabama is $80,770 a year, trailing the national median of $96,870 by 16.6%. Half of workers earn between $79,300 and $101,760. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $62,890 and the ninetieth at $125,400.
The area has 120 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.1 of every thousand jobs. Among the 34 states with published data for this occupation, Alabama ranks 22nd by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 137th of 690 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $62,890 | −35.1% |
| 25th | $79,300 | −18.1% |
| Median (50th) | $80,770 | −16.6% |
| 75th | $101,760 | +5.0% |
| 90th | $125,400 | +29.5% |
| Mean | $92,760 | −4.2% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Alabama run 11.2% below the national average, so the median of $80,770 goes as far as $90,957 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 6.1% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$80,770as reported by BLSLocal price level
88.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$90,957US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $80,770 a year, 16.6% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $62,890 to $125,400 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 120 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 22nd of 34 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary in Alabama?
The median annual wage is $80,770, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $96,870, so pay in Alabama is 16.6% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Alabama earns more than $125,400 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $62,890 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 120 jobs in this occupation in Alabama. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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