SOC 25-1113 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary — Texas
Texas
The median wage here is $83,440 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $77,570.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.3%
- Openings per year
- 1,300
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional 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 Texas.
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 here is $83,440 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $77,570. Half of workers earn between $70,090 and $104,270. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $40,340 and the ninetieth at $135,490.
The area has 90 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.08 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Among the 43 states with published data for this occupation, Texas ranks 7th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 170th of 794 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $40,340 | −48.0% |
| 25th | $70,090 | −9.6% |
| Median (50th) | $83,440 | +7.6% |
| 75th | $104,270 | +34.4% |
| 90th | $135,490 | +74.7% |
| Mean | $90,860 | +17.1% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Texas run 2.9% below the national average, so the median of $83,440 goes as far as $85,932 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 10.8% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$83,440as reported by BLSLocal price level
97.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$85,932US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $83,440 a year, 7.6% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $40,340 to $135,490 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 90 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 7th of 43 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas?
The median annual wage is $83,440, 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 $77,570, so pay in Texas is 7.6% 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 Texas earns more than $135,490 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $40,340 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.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 90 jobs in this occupation in Texas. 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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