SOC 25-2032 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in San Antonio, Texas is $65,250 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,390: half of the 2,140 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$65,250average per year

Median $62,390Take-home ≈ $54,608

  • $59K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

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

2,140people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#7 of 24Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,660 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in San Antonio earn between $61,110 and $72,530.

  • $59K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,250$5,438—
Median$62,390$5,199—
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,110$5,092—
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,530$6,044—

*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 San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in San Antonio earn about the same as the Texas average ($66,370) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$65,250$62,390$58,720$75,6602,140
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 San Antonio

On the average salary of $65,250, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $54,608 a year, or $4,551 a month and $2,100 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 San Antonio a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary school? 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 $65,250 buys what about $68,890 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 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

San Antonio ranks 7th 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 San Antonio: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $54,608 a year ($4,551 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,250. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 10% 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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 2.65, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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