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Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,470
25th Percentile Wage
$41,290
50th Percentile Wage
$70,040
75th Percentile Wage
$89,790
90th Percentile Wage
$100,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$70,040
19.66% 14.73%
2019
$56,270
-35.01% -
2018
$75,970
49.19% -
2017
$38,600
-45.41% -
2016
$56,130
5.18% -
2015
$53,220
-16.65% -
2013
$62,080
3.80% -
2012
$59,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,040 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 45.4 percent (45.4%) 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas.