Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Austin, Texas

The average Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Austin, Texas earns $115,000 a year.

$115,000 / year, mean
↑ 6.7% above national average 92th percentile in Texas

Austin sits at the very top of the range for this role in Texas — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for computer science teachers, postsecondary — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
350
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.2%
Cost of living 98 #74 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $428,524 #40 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $97,638 #13 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Austin ranks #74 for cost of living and #40 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Santa Maria $176,910 San Diego $164,860 Riverside $150,680 Sacramento $150,210 San Francisco $146,820 Merced $146,440 San Jose $145,800 Fresno $139,260 Ann Arbor $137,170 McAllen $125,380 Virginia Beach $123,860 Lansing $122,860 Harrisonburg $120,430 Los Angeles $120,220 Portland $118,570 Albany $117,110 Baltimore $115,140 Austin $115,000 College Station $112,880 Detroit $111,410 Richmond $110,060 Seattle $110,060 Lexington $109,230 Buffalo $107,010 Dallas $106,460 Houston $105,400 Ithaca $105,050 Indianapolis $105,020 New York $104,700 Fort Wayne $104,330 Harrisburg $103,340 Lubbock $100,730 Grand Rapids $99,560 Chicago $99,290 Philadelphia $98,880 Scranton $98,640 Allentown $97,830 Flint $97,720 Trenton $94,590 Pittsburgh $94,400 Syracuse $94,250 Spokane $92,230 South Bend $90,830 San Antonio $90,050 Huntington $89,190 Bellingham $87,820 Killeen $86,870 Tyler $85,260 El Paso $82,750 Lakeland $80,010 Miami $80,010 Jacksonville $75,490 Louisville $75,290 Hagerstown $74,110 Tampa $72,930 Orlando $69,360 Abilene $69,210 Amarillo $65,490
CityMean salaryvs. Austin
Abilene, Texas$69,210-39.8%
Albany, New York$117,110+1.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$97,830-14.9%
Amarillo, Texas$65,490-43.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$137,170+19.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$115,140+0.1%
Bellingham, Washington$87,820-23.6%
Buffalo, New York$107,010-6.9%
Chicago, Illinois$99,290-13.7%
College Station, Texas$112,880-1.8%
Dallas, Texas$106,460-7.4%
Detroit, Michigan$111,410-3.1%
El Paso, Texas$82,750-28.0%
Flint, Michigan$97,720-15.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$104,330-9.3%
Fresno, California$139,260+21.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$99,560-13.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$74,110-35.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$103,340-10.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$120,430+4.7%
Houston, Texas$105,400-8.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$89,190-22.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$105,020-8.7%
Ithaca, New York$105,050-8.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$75,490-34.4%
Killeen, Texas$86,870-24.5%
Lakeland, Florida$80,010-30.4%
Lansing, Michigan$122,860+6.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$109,230-5.0%
Los Angeles, California$120,220+4.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,290-34.5%
Lubbock, Texas$100,730-12.4%
McAllen, Texas$125,380+9.0%
Merced, California$146,440+27.3%
Miami, Florida$80,010-30.4%
New York, New York$104,700-9.0%
Orlando, Florida$69,360-39.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$98,880-14.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$94,400-17.9%
Portland, Oregon$118,570+3.1%
Richmond, Virginia$110,060-4.3%
Riverside, California$150,680+31.0%
Sacramento, California$150,210+30.6%
San Antonio, Texas$90,050-21.7%
San Diego, California$164,860+43.4%
San Francisco, California$146,820+27.7%
San Jose, California$145,800+26.8%
Santa Maria, California$176,910+53.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$98,640-14.2%
Seattle, Washington$110,060-4.3%
South Bend, Indiana$90,830-21.0%
Spokane, Washington$92,230-19.8%
Syracuse, New York$94,250-18.0%
Tampa, Florida$72,930-36.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$94,590-17.7%
Tyler, Texas$85,260-25.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$123,860+7.7%
Gross salary
115,000/yr
Estimated take-home
89,732/yr
Est. total withheld
22.0%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1021 SOC code
Official area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Round RockSan Marcos
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,357,497