Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of preschool teachers, except special education in 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 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,470
25th Percentile Wage
$24,720
50th Percentile Wage
$40,820
75th Percentile Wage
$58,850
90th Percentile Wage
$63,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for preschool teachers, except special education in 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 $63,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,470.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,820
-31.33% 44.59%
2016
$53,610
5.07% -
2015
$50,890
51.35% -
2014
$24,760
3.63% -
2013
$23,860
5.20% -
2012
$22,620
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Table 2. Compare Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,820 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for preschool teachers, except special education in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of preschool teachers, except special education in Fort Worth-Arlington is 33.4 percent (33.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Angelo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Odessa
$61,280
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$51,320
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,060
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,650
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,370
Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,820
El Paso
$39,510
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,510
Abilene
$38,000
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,100
Waco
$37,040
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$36,830
Corpus Christi
$36,590
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,350
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$35,800
Victoria
$34,930
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$34,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$34,070
Texarkana-Texarkana
$33,680
Wichita Falls
$33,540
Laredo
$32,520
Midland
$31,860
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$30,870
Tyler
$30,280
College Station-Bryan
$30,120
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$29,560
Longview
$29,200
Brownsville-Harlingen
$29,060
Sherman-Denison
$28,430
Amarillo
$28,380
Lubbock
$28,180
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$28,050
San Angelo
$27,660