SOC 25-2012 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,130 | Not released |
| 25th percentile | $65,530 | Not released |
| Median | $65,970 | Not released |
| 75th percentile | $69,180 | Not released |
| 90th percentile | $72,700 | Not released |
| Average | $64,180 | 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: 1,270. 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 $65,530 to $69,180 in 2025, a span of $3,650.
The area median is $2,190 (3.4%) above Texas's $63,780 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 14 other published areas
- This area's median is $16,830 (34.2%) above the $49,140 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $15,130 (29.8%) above the $50,840 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $13,930 (26.8%) above the $52,040 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $12,310 (22.9%) above the $53,660 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $10,010 (17.9%) above the $55,960 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,090 (16.0%) above the $56,880 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $6,230 (10.4%) above the $59,740 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $6,130 (10.2%) above the $59,840 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $5,840 (9.7%) above the $60,130 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,490 (5.6%) above the $62,480 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,370 (5.4%) above the $62,600 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,690 (4.3%) above the $63,280 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $2,640 (4.2%) above the $63,330 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $1,070 (1.6%) above the $64,900 median in El Paso, 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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