Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,540
25th Percentile Wage
$48,010
50th Percentile Wage
$76,100
75th Percentile Wage
$103,540
90th Percentile Wage
$124,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,540.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$76,100
-1.48% 27.36%
2021
$77,230
26.36% -
2020
$56,870
-4.26% -
2019
$59,290
-17.84% -
2018
$69,870
8.49% -
2017
$63,940
14.62% -
2016
$54,590
7.22% -
2015
$50,650
-2.78% -
2014
$52,060
-7.38% -
2013
$55,900
1.11% -
2012
$55,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,100 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 59.0 percent (59.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
El Paso
$118,030
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$83,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$76,100
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$74,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$72,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$72,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$63,180
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,620
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$58,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$53,970
Amarillo
$48,770
Fort Worth-Arlington
$46,310
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,900
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$31,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.