SOC 25-2023 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

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

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Houston, Texas is $67,970 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,290: half of the 970 people in this job in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$67,970average per year

Median $67,290Take-home ≈ $56,647

  • $56K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

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

970people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 18Texas metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,700 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Houston earn between $64,800 and $73,450.

  • $56K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,970$5,664—
Median$67,290$5,608—
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,800$5,400—
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,450$6,121—

*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 Houston vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Houston earn 6% more than the Texas average ($63,960) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Houston$67,970$67,290$55,830$75,700970
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 Houston

On the average salary of $67,970, a single filer in Houston takes home about $56,647 a year, or $4,721 a month and $2,179 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 Houston a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? 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 $67,970 buys what about $68,915 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Houston ranks 1st of 18 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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 Houston: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $56,647 a year ($4,721 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,970. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 2.73, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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