SOC 25-1021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $128,090. The 10th percentile is $76,660 and the 90th percentile is $155,290. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$128,090

10th percentile
$76,660
25th percentile
$92,090
Median
$128,090
75th percentile
$128,090
90th percentile
$155,290
Mean
$119,910

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $76,660 and the 90th percentile is $155,290. The difference is $78,630, which is 61.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $92,090 to the 75th at $128,090, covers $36,000.

The mean annual wage is $119,910, which sits below the median of $128,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 32.1% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,668, which is 50.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 38.3% higher than the Alabama median of $92,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $145,668 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 1st of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $99,130 and employment of 50. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,535, against $145,668 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 100 miles away, with a median of $106,010 and employment of 80. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,676, against $145,668 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 108 miles away, with a median of $107,780 and employment of 660. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,718, against $145,668 here.

Employment share

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (40 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL · Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $128,090. The 10th percentile is $76,660 and the 90th percentile is $155,290. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 32.1% higher than the national median of $96,980.

What is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $128,090 is $145,668. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Auburn-Opelika, AL compare with nearby metros for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Montgomery, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $99,130. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.