SOC 25-1121 · Area 19100 · May 2025
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,380 | Not released |
| 25th percentile | $61,350 | Not released |
| Median | $76,810 | Not released |
| 75th percentile | $97,740 | Not released |
| 90th percentile | $124,440 | Not released |
| Average | $81,080 | Not released |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 1,770. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $61,350 to $97,740 in 2025, a span of $36,390.
The area median is $750 (1.0%) below Texas's $77,560 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 15 other published areas
- This area's median is $17,600 (29.7%) above the $59,210 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $16,370 (27.1%) above the $60,440 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $15,630 (25.5%) above the $61,180 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,560 (25.4%) above the $61,250 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $15,430 (25.1%) above the $61,380 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,980 (20.3%) above the $63,830 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,620 (17.8%) above the $65,190 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $11,030 (16.8%) above the $65,780 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,160 (1.5%) below the $77,970 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,820 (2.3%) below the $78,630 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $2,200 (2.8%) below the $79,010 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $3,190 (4.0%) below the $80,000 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $6,470 (7.8%) below the $83,280 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $17,930 (18.9%) below the $94,740 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $19,240 (20.0%) below the $96,050 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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