Between $61,400 and $62,700 per year in 2024, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Texas pre-K–12 teachers. Elementary teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while Kindergarten teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Texas, the median wage across all occupations was $47,500 in 2024 — about 23% lower than the median elementary teacher wage.
$62K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in Texas (2024)
$61.8K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in Texas (2024)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Texas in 2024, elementary teachers earned the least, earning around $61,400 annually. Kindergarten teachers made the most at around $62,700 per year. In other words, kindergarten teachers earned about 2% more than elementary teachers.
Kindergarten teachers earn $62,700 annually, more than any other TX teachers
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (TX, 2024)
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2024, Texas teachers earned less than the national median for 3 of 5 levels reported. The largest percentage difference was among Preschool teachers, who earned 17% more than the national median. Kindergarten teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about 2% more than their counterparts nationwide.
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Texas teachers earn less than the national average at 3 of 5 levels level
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (TX, 2024)
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the more than general education teachers at 3 of 5 levels in Texas. In 2024, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 4% lower to 2% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the Kindergarten level, where they earned $60,300 per year compared to $62,700 for other Kindergarten teachers, a 4% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Texas, their median wages were $62,100 at the middle school level and $62,500 at the high school level in 2024, 1% higher than those of general education teachers at the same levels.
In Texas, teachers of students with disabilities earned about the same or less than other teachers at every grade level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (TX, 2024)
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