SOC 25-2022 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · 10 metro areas compared
The median wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Dallas, TX is $65,660 per year, close to the national median of $64,370 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -2.0%
- Openings per year
- 40,500
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Dallas, TX is $65,660 per year, close to the national median of $64,370 for the same occupation. Half of workers earn between $63,320 and $73,370. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $60,890 and the ninetieth at $76,600.
The area has 21,590 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 5.3 of every thousand jobs. Within the state, Houston records the highest median at $65,830. Of the 713 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 284th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $60,890 | −5.4% |
| 25th | $63,320 | −1.6% |
| Median (50th) | $65,660 | +2.0% |
| 75th | $73,370 | +14.0% |
| 90th | $76,600 | +19.0% |
| Mean | $67,760 | +5.3% |
Other metro areas in Texas
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | $65,830 | 19,340 | |
| 2 | El Paso | $64,480 | 2,270 | |
| 3 | Midland | $64,300 | 1,170 | |
| 4 | Odessa | $63,390 | 450 | |
| 5 | Killeen | $63,250 | 1,290 | |
| 6 | McAllen | $62,560 | 2,730 | |
| 7 | Laredo | $62,340 | 810 | |
| 8 | San Antonio | $62,050 | 6,700 | |
| 9 | Brownsville | $62,000 | 1,220 | |
| 10 | Austin | $61,380 | 5,730 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Dallas run 3.1% above the national average, so the median of $65,660 buys what $63,686 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 1.1% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$65,660as reported by BLSLocal price level
103.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$63,686US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $65,660 a year, 2.0% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $60,890 to $76,600 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 21,590 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Houston, at $65,830.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Dallas, TX?
The median annual wage is $65,660, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $64,370, so pay in Dallas, TX is 2.0% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Dallas, TX earns more than $76,600 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $60,890 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Houston, at $65,830 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 21,590 jobs in this occupation in Dallas, TX. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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