SOC 25-1081 · Area 4800002 · May 2025

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$38,700	Not released
25th percentile	$47,620	Not released
Median	$73,320	Not released
75th percentile	$95,310	Not released
90th percentile	$97,270	Not released
Average	$71,170	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: 130. 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 $47,620 to $95,310 in 2025, a span of $47,690.

The area median is $5,040 (7.4%) above Texas's $68,280 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 17 other published areas

This area's median is $24,670 (50.7%) above the $48,650 median in Laredo, TX.
This area's median is $22,880 (45.4%) above the $50,440 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $16,470 (29.0%) above the $56,850 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $15,630 (27.1%) above the $57,690 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $13,140 (21.8%) above the $60,180 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $13,130 (21.8%) above the $60,190 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $12,770 (21.1%) above the $60,550 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $11,350 (18.3%) above the $61,970 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $8,360 (12.9%) above the $64,960 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $8,130 (12.5%) above the $65,190 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
This area's median is $2,790 (3.7%) below the $76,110 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
This area's median is $3,140 (4.1%) below the $76,460 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $3,550 (4.6%) below the $76,870 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
This area's median is $4,080 (5.3%) below the $77,400 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $4,190 (5.4%) below the $77,510 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $5,190 (6.6%) below the $78,510 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $23,640 (24.4%) below the $96,960 median in College Station-Bryan, 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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