Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Waco is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers in Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,440
25th Percentile Wage
$30,830
50th Percentile Wage
$57,940
75th Percentile Wage
$74,170
90th Percentile Wage
$90,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$57,940
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$57,940
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Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,940 in Waco is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Waco is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 66.9 percent (66.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Abilene.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$80,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$80,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$78,550
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$78,280
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$77,700
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$75,000
El Paso
$74,690
Corpus Christi
$73,600
Brownsville-Harlingen
$73,510
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$68,080
Texarkana-Texarkana
$65,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$64,950
Lubbock
$64,820
Odessa
$63,960
Amarillo
$61,020
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$58,580
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,530
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,190
Waco
$57,940
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$55,760
Laredo
$51,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$49,550
Fort Worth-Arlington
$46,980
Tyler
$41,520
Abilene
$19,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Waco, Texas.