Kindergarten Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of kindergarten teachers, except special education in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of kindergarten teachers, except special education in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,100
25th Percentile Wage
$38,840
50th Percentile Wage
$56,660
75th Percentile Wage
$66,180
90th Percentile Wage
$78,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten teachers, except special education in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,100.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten teachers, except special education from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$56,660
2.72% 8.35%
2016
$55,120
2.23% -
2015
$53,890
3.32% -
2014
$52,100
1.07% -
2013
$51,540
-0.76% -
2012
$51,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Kindergarten Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,660 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for kindergarten teachers, except special education in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of kindergarten teachers, except special education in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$63,440
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$62,150
Midland
$61,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$61,520
Odessa
$61,470
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$61,340
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$59,560
Brownsville-Harlingen
$59,480
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$59,360
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$58,320
El Paso
$57,590
Laredo
$57,350
Fort Worth-Arlington
$57,260
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$56,820
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$56,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$56,410
Corpus Christi
$55,270
Tyler
$52,610
Amarillo
$51,560
Waco
$51,440
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,390
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,380
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,060
Wichita Falls
$50,730
College Station-Bryan
$50,680
Victoria
$50,650
Lubbock
$49,810
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,550
Longview
$48,330
San Angelo
$48,250
Sherman-Denison
$47,960
Abilene
$47,160
Texarkana-Texarkana
$45,690