SOC 25-2023 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

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

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Dallas, Texas is $66,910 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,310: half of the 1,250 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$66,910average per year

Median $65,310Take-home ≈ $55,901

  • $61K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $75K90th

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

1,250people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#3 of 18Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,000 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Dallas earn between $63,440 and $73,080.

  • $61K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,910$5,576—
Median$65,310$5,442—
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,440$5,287—
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,080$6,090—

*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 Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Dallas earn 5% more than the Texas average ($63,960) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$66,910$65,310$61,340$75,0001,250
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $66,910, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $55,901 a year, or $4,658 a month and $2,150 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 Dallas a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $66,910 buys what about $64,904 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dallas ranks 3rd 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 Dallas: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,901 a year ($4,658 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,910. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 7% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • 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 2.84, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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