SOC 25-1071 · Area 4800006 · May 2025
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $57,430 | Not released |
| 25th percentile | $77,760 | Not released |
| Median | $127,570 | Not released |
| 75th percentile | $162,460 | Not released |
| 90th percentile | $284,030 | Not released |
| Average | $133,900 | 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: 150. 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 $77,760 to $162,460 in 2025, a span of $84,700.
The area median is $19,420 (18.0%) above Texas's $108,150 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 19 other published areas
- This area's median is $94,650 (287.5%) above the $32,920 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $62,750 (96.8%) above the $64,820 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $51,080 (66.8%) above the $76,490 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $50,410 (65.3%) above the $77,160 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $49,940 (64.3%) above the $77,630 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $49,730 (63.9%) above the $77,840 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $49,400 (63.2%) above the $78,170 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $48,490 (61.3%) above the $79,080 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $48,320 (61.0%) above the $79,250 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $47,990 (60.3%) above the $79,580 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $47,640 (59.6%) above the $79,930 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $46,830 (58.0%) above the $80,740 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $27,510 (27.5%) above the $100,060 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $25,670 (25.2%) above the $101,900 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $22,290 (21.2%) above the $105,280 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $1,740 (1.4%) above the $125,830 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,830 (1.4%) below the $129,400 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $4,160 (3.2%) below the $131,730 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $37,090 (22.5%) below the $164,660 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.
- Bee County
- Brooks County
- Calhoun County
- Colorado County
- DeWitt County
- Duval County
- Gonzales County
- Jackson County
- Jim Hogg County
- Jim Wells County
- Karnes County
- Kenedy County
- Kleberg County
- Lavaca County
- Live Oak County
- McMullen County
- Matagorda County
- Refugio County
- Starr County
- Wharton County
- Willacy County
- Zapata County
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