SOC 25-1194 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in San Antonio, Texas is $67,190 a year ($32.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,810: half of the 980 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

$67,190average per year

$32.31 / hourMedian $62,810Take-home ≈ $56,098

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $94K90th

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

980people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#10 of 19Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,140 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in San Antonio earn between $48,650 and $87,420.

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $94K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,190$5,599$32.30
Median$62,810$5,234$30.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,650$4,054$23.39
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,420$7,285$42.03

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in San Antonio earn 5% less than the Texas average ($70,680) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($72,060). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $63,820.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$67,190$62,810$38,750$94,140980
Texas$70,680$65,180$38,360$106,82012,620
United States$72,060$63,820$41,960$108,620114,110

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $67,190, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $56,098 a year, or $4,675 a month and $2,158 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 San Antonio a good place for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $67,190 buys what about $70,938 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 10th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($84,020).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Chico, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,060).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary make an hour in San Antonio?

$32.31 an hour on average, and $30.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $56,098 a year ($4,675 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,190. Texas has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

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 25-1194; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 1.19, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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