SOC 25-1121 · Tyler, TX metro

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Tyler, Texas is $67,350 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,250: half of the 80 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,700).

$67,350average per year

Median $61,250Take-home ≈ $56,211

  • $34K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
-29%vs U.S. average
#12 of 12Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,310 or more. The middle half of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Tyler earn between $49,470 and $77,120.

  • $34K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,350$5,612—
Median$61,250$5,104—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,470$4,122—
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,120$6,427—

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

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Tyler vs. Texas and the U.S.

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Tyler earn 21% less than the Texas average ($84,800) and 29% less than the U.S. average ($94,700). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $78,620.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tyler$67,350$61,250$34,310$101,31080
Texas$84,800$77,560$40,170$128,2106,730
United States$94,700$78,620$47,570$163,35093,560

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

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $67,350, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $56,211 a year, or $4,684 a month and $2,162 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Tyler a good place for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $67,350 buys what about $73,083 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 12th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Abilene pays the most ($110,340).

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Highest-paying cities for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($152,090).

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Tyler: questions

What is the entry-level art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salary in Tyler?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Tyler?

About $56,211 a year ($4,684 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,350. Texas has no state income tax.

Do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn more in Tyler than elsewhere?

The average here is 29% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,700).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1121; area Tyler, TX (46340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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