Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Odessa, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Odessa, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Odessa 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 Vocational Education Teachers in Odessa, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,840
25th Percentile Wage
$38,730
50th Percentile Wage
$46,250
75th Percentile Wage
$56,450
90th Percentile Wage
$65,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers in Odessa, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$46,250
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$46,250
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Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher Salary in Odessa with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,250 in Odessa is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Odessa is 50.1 percent (50.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$92,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$76,820
Victoria
$69,990
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$65,070
Corpus Christi
$63,940
Amarillo
$62,720
Longview
$62,550
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$61,840
Sherman-Denison
$61,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$60,610
Waco
$60,540
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$60,160
Midland
$56,550
Lubbock
$55,670
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$53,190
Laredo
$53,030
El Paso
$50,620
Brownsville-Harlingen
$50,600
Fort Worth-Arlington
$49,350
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,240
Texarkana-Texarkana
$48,860
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$48,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$48,040
College Station-Bryan
$46,370
Odessa
$46,250
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,850
Abilene
$43,510
Wichita Falls
$40,150
Tyler
$39,970
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,790
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,580
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Odessa, Texas.