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Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,220
25th Percentile Wage
$62,440
50th Percentile Wage
$76,450
75th Percentile Wage
$93,590
90th Percentile Wage
$117,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,220.

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
$76,450
-0.82% 30.32%
2021
$77,080
20.52% -
2020
$61,260
2.46% -
2019
$59,750
-9.77% -
2018
$65,590
7.03% -
2017
$60,980
-3.95% -
2016
$63,390
-0.99% -
2015
$64,020
-1.70% -
2014
$65,110
12.56% -
2013
$56,930
6.43% -
2012
$53,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,450 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 50.0 percent (50.0%) 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas.