Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Houston, TX

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,260 or more. The middle half of area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Houston earn between $61,400 and $103,420.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Houston vs. Texas and the U.S.

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Houston earn 5% more than the Texas average ($83,790) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($98,330). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $85,020.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $88,390, a single filer in Houston takes home about $71,012 a year, or $5,918 a month and $2,731 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Houston a good place for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $88,390 buys what about $89,619 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 2nd of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($96,900).

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Highest-paying cities for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

Santa Maria, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,360).

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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