Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Amarillo, TX

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.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Amarillo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn 16% less than the Texas average ($81,070) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

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

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).

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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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