Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Abilene, Texas

The annual salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Abilene, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Abilene 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 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Abilene, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,050
25th Percentile Wage
$48,340
50th Percentile Wage
$60,220
75th Percentile Wage
$61,750
90th Percentile Wage
$78,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Abilene, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,050.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,220
0.30% 11.62%
2021
$60,040
15.79% -
2020
$50,560
-6.57% -
2018
$53,880
-12.66% -
2017
$60,700
9.67% -
2016
$54,830
12.24% -
2015
$48,120
-0.64% -
2014
$48,430
-4.19% -
2013
$50,460
-5.47% -
2012
$53,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Abilene with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,220 in Abilene is in the middle of salary range for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Abilene is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Angelo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,430
Amarillo
$63,440
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$63,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$62,620
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$62,030
Midland
$61,680
Sherman-Denison
$61,020
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$60,960
Fort Worth-Arlington
$60,360
Abilene
$60,220
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,110
Laredo
$60,080
College Station-Bryan
$59,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$59,730
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$59,700
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,630
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,620
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,550
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$59,230
Brownsville-Harlingen
$58,800
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$58,780
Longview
$58,720
Texarkana-Texarkana
$58,680
Corpus Christi
$58,590
Wichita Falls
$58,460
Victoria
$58,360
El Paso
$57,930
Waco
$57,500
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$57,220
Tyler
$56,850
Lubbock
$56,000
San Angelo
$54,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Abilene, Texas.