Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

The annual salary statistics of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 and Elementary School Special Education Teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,380
25th Percentile Wage
$61,330
50th Percentile Wage
$64,780
75th Percentile Wage
$77,860
90th Percentile Wage
$77,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,380.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,780
5.50% 29.28%
2021
$61,220
2.94% -
2020
$59,420
0.24% -
2019
$59,280
-8.05% -
2018
$64,050
15.05% -
2017
$54,410
3.31% -
2016
$52,610
3.27% -
2015
$50,890
8.51% -
2014
$46,560
1.52% -
2013
$45,850
0.09% -
2012
$45,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teacher Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,780, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $63,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$64,780
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$63,140
Midland
$62,940
Odessa
$62,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$62,580
Amarillo
$61,980
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$61,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$60,930
Longview
$60,300
Brownsville-Harlingen
$59,690
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$59,580
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$59,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$59,400
Corpus Christi
$58,620
Fort Worth-Arlington
$58,190
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$57,970
Sherman-Denison
$57,580
El Paso
$57,220
Victoria
$56,810
Laredo
$56,510
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$53,340
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$53,330
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$53,170
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,780
Wichita Falls
$52,630
San Angelo
$51,520
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,900
College Station-Bryan
$50,440
Lubbock
$49,620
Tyler
$48,920
Waco
$48,740
Texarkana-Texarkana
$48,720
Abilene
$48,470

See also: Top paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas.