How much do Self-Enrichment Teachers make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Self-Enrichment Teachers, the published 10th percentile is $21,560 and the 90th percentile is $57,440. The difference is $35,880, which is 94.5% 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 $27,850 to the 75th at $53,260, covers $25,410.

The mean annual wage is $40,760, which sits above the median of $37,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 18.9% lower than the national median of $46,800 for Self-Enrichment Teachers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,410, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Alabama median of $38,430.

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 $37,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Self-Enrichment Teachers at $41,410 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Self-Enrichment Teachers. Birmingham, AL ranks 14th of 19 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).).

• Gadsden, AL is 60 miles away, with a median of $28,140 and employment of 50. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,853, against $41,410 here.
• Anniston-Oxford, AL is 61 miles away, with a median of $26,740 and employment of 30. That median is 29.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,111, against $41,410 here.
• Tuscaloosa, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $42,170 and employment of 100. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,072, against $41,410 here.

Employment share

Self-Enrichment Teachers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (710 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.