Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrator Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for elementary and secondary school education administrators in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of elementary and secondary school education administrators amongst Texas areas 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 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators in Texas (2019 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,260
25th Percentile Wage
$71,160
50th Percentile Wage
$83,450
75th Percentile Wage
$99,430
90th Percentile Wage
$118,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for elementary and secondary school education administrators in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $62,260.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of elementary and secondary school education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$83,450
0.77% 11.88%
2018
$82,810
0.99% -
2017
$81,990
2.63% -
2016
$79,830
3.68% -
2015
$76,890
2.34% -
2014
$75,090
1.88% -
2013
$73,680
0.19% -
2012
$73,540
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators in Texas Cities (2019 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of elementary and secondary school education administrators in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of elementary and secondary school education administrators in state of Texas ranges from $66,850 to $92,330. The highest paying area for elementary and secondary school education administrators in Texas is El Paso with a median annual salary of $92,330. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Corpus Christi (mean annual salary $91,180). The lowest paying area is Victoria with a median annual salary of $66,850.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
El Paso
$92,330
Corpus Christi
$91,180
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$90,580
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$87,380
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$87,210
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$87,050
Amarillo
$85,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$85,090
Laredo
$85,050
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$84,670
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$84,510
Fort Worth-Arlington
$83,630
Lubbock
$82,080
Sherman-Denison
$81,730
Longview
$80,940
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,650
Brownsville-Harlingen
$79,290
Midland
$79,230
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$78,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$78,350
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$78,110
College Station-Bryan
$76,690
Odessa
$76,550
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$76,140
San Angelo
$76,080
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$75,480
Wichita Falls
$75,320
Waco
$74,540
Abilene
$74,150
Tyler
$74,030
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,980
Texarkana-Texarkana
$72,810
Victoria
$66,850