Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education teachers in Waco 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 Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,990
25th Percentile Wage
$41,860
50th Percentile Wage
$56,660
75th Percentile Wage
$81,940
90th Percentile Wage
$97,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,990.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$56,660
-28.75% -25.70%
2013
$72,950
2.37% -
2012
$71,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,660 in Waco 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 Waco is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 32.5 percent (32.5%) 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 Waco, Texas.