Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — San Antonio, Texas

The average Physics Teachers, Postsecondary in San Antonio, Texas earns $99,210 a year.

$99,210 / year, mean
↓ 14.3% below national average 38th percentile in Texas

San Antonio pays below most of Texas for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for physics teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. 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)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.8%
Cost of living 95 #107 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 $280,297 #116 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $74,297 #76 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Antonio ranks #107 for cost of living and #116 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.

Los Angeles $181,010 San Francisco $164,980 San Diego $164,460 College Station $159,810 Riverside $156,870 Ann Arbor $140,250 Lexington $139,850 Sacramento $125,420 Albany $122,080 New York $116,860 Philadelphia $116,060 Austin $113,120 Portland $112,930 Santa Maria $112,870 Buffalo $109,720 Rochester $108,550 Seattle $106,340 Dallas $105,590 Syracuse $103,550 Miami $103,080 McAllen $101,720 Richmond $101,600 Houston $100,890 Detroit $100,060 San Antonio $99,210 South Bend $98,060 Chicago $96,480 Virginia Beach $94,560 Pittsburgh $94,180 Harrisonburg $93,880 El Paso $93,090 Grand Rapids $90,310 Indianapolis $88,930 Trenton $86,920 Orlando $74,200 Lubbock $67,120
CityMean salaryvs. San Antonio
Albany, New York$122,080+23.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$140,250+41.4%
Austin, Texas$113,120+14.0%
Buffalo, New York$109,720+10.6%
Chicago, Illinois$96,480-2.8%
College Station, Texas$159,810+61.1%
Dallas, Texas$105,590+6.4%
Detroit, Michigan$100,060+0.9%
El Paso, Texas$93,090-6.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$90,310-9.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$93,880-5.4%
Houston, Texas$100,890+1.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$88,930-10.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$139,850+41.0%
Los Angeles, California$181,010+82.5%
Lubbock, Texas$67,120-32.3%
McAllen, Texas$101,720+2.5%
Miami, Florida$103,080+3.9%
New York, New York$116,860+17.8%
Orlando, Florida$74,200-25.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$116,060+17.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$94,180-5.1%
Portland, Oregon$112,930+13.8%
Richmond, Virginia$101,600+2.4%
Riverside, California$156,870+58.1%
Rochester, New York$108,550+9.4%
Sacramento, California$125,420+26.4%
San Diego, California$164,460+65.8%
San Francisco, California$164,980+66.3%
Santa Maria, California$112,870+13.8%
Seattle, Washington$106,340+7.2%
South Bend, Indiana$98,060-1.2%
Syracuse, New York$103,550+4.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$86,920-12.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$94,560-4.7%
Gross salary
99,210/yr
Estimated take-home
78,624/yr
Est. total withheld
20.7%

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 25-1054 SOC code
Official area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
New Braunfels
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)
2,612,802