SOC 25-2032 · Amarillo, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Amarillo, Texas is $63,230 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,840: half of the 340 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$63,230average per year

Median $61,840Take-home ≈ $52,985

  • $58K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $73K90th

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

340people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#13 of 24Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,920 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Amarillo earn between $59,640 and $63,350.

  • $58K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $73K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,230$5,269—
Median$61,840$5,153—
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,640$4,970—
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,350$5,279—

*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, Secondary School pay in Amarillo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Amarillo earn 5% less than the Texas average ($66,370) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Amarillo$63,230$61,840$57,710$72,920340
Texas$66,370$64,610$53,150$77,07032,250
United States$72,680$66,270$50,040$101,340111,420

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $63,230, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $52,985 a year, or $4,415 a month and $2,038 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 Amarillo a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $63,230 buys what about $68,863 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Amarillo ranks 13th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($75,670).

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

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($112,550).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Amarillo: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,985 a year ($4,415 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,230. Texas has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more in Amarillo than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

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 25-2032; area Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 3.87, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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