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

The average annual salaries for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school among Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,910
25th Percentile Wage
$58,490
50th Percentile Wage
$62,120
75th Percentile Wage
$64,030
90th Percentile Wage
$77,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $48,910.

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
$62,120
0.98% 15.82%
2021
$61,510
3.30% -
2020
$59,480
0.72% -
2019
$59,050
-0.17% -
2018
$59,150
0.91% -
2017
$58,610
3.84% -
2016
$56,360
3.42% -
2015
$54,430
2.72% -
2014
$52,950
1.17% -
2013
$52,330
0.08% -
2012
$52,290
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Texas ranges from $54,720 to $65,430. The highest paying area for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Texas is Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $65,430. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Amarillo (mean annual salary $63,440). The lowest paying area is San Angelo with a median annual salary of $54,720.

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