SOC 25-2032 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

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

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Dallas, Texas is $70,020 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,450: half of the 8,750 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$70,020average per year

Median $66,450Take-home ≈ $58,089

  • $63K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

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

8,750people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 24Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,160 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Dallas earn between $65,000 and $74,880.

  • $63K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,020$5,835—
Median$66,450$5,538—
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,000$5,417—
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,880$6,240—

*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 Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Dallas earn 5% more than the Texas average ($66,370) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$70,020$66,450$62,620$76,1608,750
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $70,020, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $58,089 a year, or $4,841 a month and $2,234 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 Dallas a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary 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 $70,020 buys what about $67,921 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 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dallas ranks 2nd of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($75,670).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Texas

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 Dallas: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,089 a year ($4,841 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,020. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 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 3.02, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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