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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.
Statewide pay BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates. Measure Annual pay Hourly pay 10th percentile $49,010 Not released 25th percentile $63,840 Not released Median $86,950 Not released 75th percentile $120,690 Not released 90th percentile $168,900 Not released Average $102,650 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: 1,890 . This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
The middle half of annual wages runs from $63,840 to $120,690 in 2025, a span of $56,850. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.
Compare labor markets Across 10 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $63,840 in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area to $126,240 in College Station-Bryan, TX.
Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together. Published area Median annual pay Estimated jobs Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $101,090 300 College Station-Bryan, TX $126,240 130 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,660 340 El Paso, TX $76,810 90 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,840 40 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $102,960 360 Lubbock, TX $90,660 50 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $111,030 70 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,510 50 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $71,260 150
Find the estimate for your county County Choose a county Anderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Atascosa: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Austin: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Bandera: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Bastrop: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Bexar: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Blanco: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Brazoria: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Brazos: College Station-Bryan, TX Brown: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Burleson: College Station-Bryan, TX Burnet: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Caldwell: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Camp: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cass: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Chambers: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Cherokee: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cochran: Lubbock, TX Coke: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coleman: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Collin: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Comal: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Comanche: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Concho: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cooke: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Crosby: Lubbock, TX Dallas: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Delta: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Denton: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Eastland: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Ellis: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX El Paso: El Paso, TX Erath: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fannin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fayette: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fort Bend: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Franklin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Freestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Galveston: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Garza: Lubbock, TX Gillespie: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Grimes: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Guadalupe: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Hamilton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Harris: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Hays: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Henderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hidalgo: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Hill: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hockley: Lubbock, TX Hood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hopkins: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hudspeth: El Paso, TX Hunt: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Jack: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Johnson: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Kaufman: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Kendall: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Kerr: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kimble: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lamar: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lee: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Leon: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Liberty: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Limestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Llano: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lubbock: Lubbock, TX Lynn: Lubbock, TX McCulloch: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Madison: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Marion: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Mason: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Medina: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Menard: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Milam: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Mills: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montague: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montgomery: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Morris: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Navarro: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Palo Pinto: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Parker: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Rains: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Red River: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Robertson: College Station-Bryan, TX Rockwall: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Runnels: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area San Jacinto: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX San Saba: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Schleicher: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Somervell: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Stephens: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sterling: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sutton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Tarrant: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Titus: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Travis: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Van Zandt: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Walker: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Waller: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Washington: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Williamson: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Wilson: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Wise: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Wood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Young: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area View this labor market Browse all counties for their area mapping.