SOC 25-2023 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Brownsville, Texas is $62,510 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,210: half of the 90 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$62,510average per year

Median $62,210Take-home ≈ $52,407

  • $59K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

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

90people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#9 of 18Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,370 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Brownsville earn between $59,670 and $62,420.

  • $59K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,510$5,209—
Median$62,210$5,184—
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,670$4,972—
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,420$5,202—

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Brownsville earn about the same as the Texas average ($63,960) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$62,510$62,210$58,700$72,37090
Texas$63,960$63,330$51,840$74,9705,230
United States$71,590$65,030$49,200$101,89016,870

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $62,510, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $52,407 a year, or $4,367 a month and $2,016 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Brownsville a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $62,510 buys what about $72,707 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 9th of 18 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($67,970).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, middle school

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,720).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Brownsville: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, middle school salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, middle school take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $52,407 a year ($4,367 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,510. Texas has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, middle school earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

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 25-2023; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 5.29, this job is 5.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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