Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Dallas, Texas

The average Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Dallas, Texas earns $130,500 a year.

$130,500 / year, mean
↑ 1.2% above national average 78th percentile in Texas

Dallas pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for engineering 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)
600
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.9%
Cost of living 103 #36 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 $366,823 #68 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $87,155 #31 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Dallas ranks #36 for cost of living and #68 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.

San Jose $187,890 San Francisco $180,320 Riverside $166,360 Ann Arbor $165,360 Los Angeles $161,200 Austin $146,460 Seattle $145,240 Detroit $142,340 Miami $138,720 College Station $136,060 Santa Maria $132,610 Buffalo $132,220 Dallas $130,500 San Diego $129,600 Baltimore $128,750 New York $128,310 McAllen $127,510 Fresno $122,800 Richmond $122,550 Houston $122,380 Indianapolis $121,490 Chicago $120,870 San Antonio $119,640 Grand Rapids $119,560 Fort Wayne $117,500 Erie $116,310 Harrisburg $115,010 Syracuse $113,760 Portland $113,540 Sacramento $111,530 South Bend $110,250 Amarillo $109,180 Allentown $108,490 Scranton $105,750 El Paso $104,130 Virginia Beach $101,070 Trenton $100,290 Spokane $97,470 Laredo $95,000 Philadelphia $93,560 Utica $91,910 Pittsburgh $83,680 Orlando $79,810
CityMean salaryvs. Dallas
Allentown, Pennsylvania$108,490-16.9%
Amarillo, Texas$109,180-16.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$165,360+26.7%
Austin, Texas$146,460+12.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$128,750-1.3%
Buffalo, New York$132,220+1.3%
Chicago, Illinois$120,870-7.4%
College Station, Texas$136,060+4.3%
Detroit, Michigan$142,340+9.1%
El Paso, Texas$104,130-20.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$116,310-10.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$117,500-10.0%
Fresno, California$122,800-5.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$119,560-8.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$115,010-11.9%
Houston, Texas$122,380-6.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$121,490-6.9%
Laredo, Texas$95,000-27.2%
Los Angeles, California$161,200+23.5%
McAllen, Texas$127,510-2.3%
Miami, Florida$138,720+6.3%
New York, New York$128,310-1.7%
Orlando, Florida$79,810-38.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,560-28.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$83,680-35.9%
Portland, Oregon$113,540-13.0%
Richmond, Virginia$122,550-6.1%
Riverside, California$166,360+27.5%
Sacramento, California$111,530-14.5%
San Antonio, Texas$119,640-8.3%
San Diego, California$129,600-0.7%
San Francisco, California$180,320+38.2%
San Jose, California$187,890+44.0%
Santa Maria, California$132,610+1.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$105,750-19.0%
Seattle, Washington$145,240+11.3%
South Bend, Indiana$110,250-15.5%
Spokane, Washington$97,470-25.3%
Syracuse, New York$113,760-12.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$100,290-23.1%
Utica, New York$91,910-29.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$101,070-22.6%
Gross salary
130,500/yr
Estimated take-home
100,463/yr
Est. total withheld
23.0%

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 25-1032 SOC code
Official area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Fort WorthArlington
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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Population (metro area)
7,807,555