Teachers made between $61,700 and $63,800 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Texas pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool 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 $48,600 in 2025 — about 21% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.
$61.7K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in Texas (2025)
$63.4K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in Texas (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Texas in 2025, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $61,660 annually. Kindergarten teachers made the most at around $63,780 per year. In other words, kindergarten teachers earned about 3% more than preschool teachers.
Kindergarten teachers earn $63,800 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, 2025)
Do Texas teachers make more or less than the US average?
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, Texas teachers earned less than the national median for 3 of 5 levels reported. The largest percentage difference was among high school teachers, who earned 12% less than the national median. Kindergarten teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about 2% more than their counterparts nationwide.
Texas teachers earn less than the national average at 3 of 5 levels.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (TX, 2025)
How much do special education teachers make in Texas? What about technical education teachers?
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same or less than general education teachers at all levels except preschool in Texas. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 2% lower to 20% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the preschool level, where they earned $74,100 per year compared to $61,700 for other preschool teachers, a 20% 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 $63,300 at the middle school level and $64,600 at the high school level in 2025, 0% lower and 1% higher, respectively, 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, 2025)
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