SOC 25-1082 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Birmingham, AL is $78,170. The 10th percentile is $60,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,050. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$78,170

10th percentile
$60,420
25th percentile
$61,990
Median
$78,170
75th percentile
$78,820
90th percentile
$123,050
Mean
$80,560

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 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $60,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,050. The difference is $62,630, which is 80.1% 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 $61,990 to the 75th at $78,820, covers $16,830.

The mean annual wage is $80,560, which sits above the median of $78,170. 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 Birmingham, AL median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $80,340 for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,297, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Alabama median of $76,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $85,297 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Birmingham, AL ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $62,450 and employment of 60. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,414, against $85,297 here.
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 182 miles away, with a median of $93,490 and employment of 40. That median is 19.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,044, against $85,297 here.

Employment share

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (50 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.12 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Birmingham, AL is $78,170. The 10th percentile is $60,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,050. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $80,340.

What is Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Birmingham, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,170 is $85,297. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Birmingham, AL compare with nearby metros for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $62,450. Birmingham, AL ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.