SOC 25-1122 · Amarillo, TX metro

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for communications teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo, Texas is $68,100 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,270: half of the 40 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

$68,100average per year

Median $75,270Take-home ≈ $56,738

  • $35K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-28%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 9Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,340 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn between $52,860 and $81,970.

  • $35K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,100$5,675—
Median$75,270$6,272—
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,860$4,405—
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,970$6,831—

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $68,100, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $56,738 a year, or $4,728 a month and $2,182 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 Amarillo a good place for communications teachers, postsecondary? 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 $68,100 buys what about $74,167 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 7th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; McAllen pays the most ($95,420).

All Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Amarillo: questions

What is the entry-level communications teachers, postsecondary salary in Amarillo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the communications teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Amarillo?

About $56,738 a year ($4,728 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,100. Texas has no state income tax.

Do communications teachers, postsecondary earn more in Amarillo than elsewhere?

The average here is 28% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

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 25-1122; area Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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 1.81, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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