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Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education 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 Education Teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,630
25th Percentile Wage
$50,910
50th Percentile Wage
$73,910
75th Percentile Wage
$101,160
90th Percentile Wage
$132,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education 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 $132,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$73,910
12.92% 22.03%
2021
$64,360
12.94% -
2020
$56,030
-2.36% -
2019
$57,350
-4.74% -
2018
$60,070
2.93% -
2017
$58,310
1.47% -
2016
$57,450
2.00% -
2015
$56,300
-7.18% -
2014
$60,340
2.10% -
2013
$59,070
2.44% -
2012
$57,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,910 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 48.2 percent (48.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
College Station-Bryan
$92,170
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$80,380
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$79,600
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$78,140
Laredo
$76,740
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$76,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$74,830
Lubbock
$74,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$73,910
El Paso
$73,050
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$70,040
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$69,110
Fort Worth-Arlington
$64,500
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,160
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,730
Brownsville-Harlingen
$62,310
Amarillo
$61,020
Waco
$56,660
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$56,640
Abilene
$54,360
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,770
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,900
Tyler
$38,250

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