SOC 25-2023 · Longview, TX metro

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

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Longview, Texas is $57,200 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,100: half of the 80 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,659).

$57,200average per year

Median $59,100Take-home ≈ $48,140

  • $48K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-23%vs U.S. metro average
#16 of 18Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,530 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Longview earn between $50,640 and $61,160.

  • $48K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,200$4,767—
Median$59,100$4,925—
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,640$4,220—
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,160$5,097—

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

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

On the average salary of $57,200, a single filer in Longview takes home about $48,140 a year, or $4,012 a month and $1,852 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 Longview a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $57,200 buys what about $63,921 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 16th 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).

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

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,140 a year ($4,012 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,200. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,659).

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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 5.89, this job is 5.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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