Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Lubbock, Texas

The average Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Lubbock, Texas earns $100,900 a year.

$100,900 / year, mean
↓ 11.3% below national average 50th percentile in Texas

Lubbock sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for political science 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)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.5%
Cost of living 91 #150 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 $213,766 #161 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $62,288 #159 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lubbock ranks #150 for cost of living and #161 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.

Ann Arbor $166,230 Riverside $161,260 San Jose $148,830 San Francisco $144,910 Sacramento $142,960 College Station $139,720 Fresno $135,430 Los Angeles $133,190 Rochester $131,430 Lexington $129,130 McAllen $126,510 Allentown $125,050 Austin $124,810 New York $122,820 Ithaca $122,770 Baltimore $121,860 Syracuse $119,240 San Diego $117,460 Houston $113,020 Kiryas Joel $111,850 Albany $110,960 Philadelphia $110,090 Harrisburg $109,910 Harrisonburg $106,950 Miami $106,920 Seattle $106,880 Richmond $105,960 Buffalo $104,710 Virginia Beach $102,710 Pittsburgh $102,700 Lubbock $100,900 Chicago $100,270 Grand Rapids $100,070 Detroit $99,510 Indianapolis $99,250 Trenton $98,340 Portland $97,040 Dallas $95,900 San Antonio $82,810 El Paso $80,650 South Bend $78,720
CityMean salaryvs. Lubbock
Albany, New York$110,960+10.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$125,050+23.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$166,230+64.7%
Austin, Texas$124,810+23.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$121,860+20.8%
Buffalo, New York$104,710+3.8%
Chicago, Illinois$100,270-0.6%
College Station, Texas$139,720+38.5%
Dallas, Texas$95,900-5.0%
Detroit, Michigan$99,510-1.4%
El Paso, Texas$80,650-20.1%
Fresno, California$135,430+34.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$100,070-0.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$109,910+8.9%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$106,950+6.0%
Houston, Texas$113,020+12.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$99,250-1.6%
Ithaca, New York$122,770+21.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$111,850+10.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$129,130+28.0%
Los Angeles, California$133,190+32.0%
McAllen, Texas$126,510+25.4%
Miami, Florida$106,920+6.0%
New York, New York$122,820+21.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$110,090+9.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$102,700+1.8%
Portland, Oregon$97,040-3.8%
Richmond, Virginia$105,960+5.0%
Riverside, California$161,260+59.8%
Rochester, New York$131,430+30.3%
Sacramento, California$142,960+41.7%
San Antonio, Texas$82,810-17.9%
San Diego, California$117,460+16.4%
San Francisco, California$144,910+43.6%
San Jose, California$148,830+47.5%
Seattle, Washington$106,880+5.9%
South Bend, Indiana$78,720-22.0%
Syracuse, New York$119,240+18.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$98,340-2.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$102,710+1.8%
Gross salary
100,900/yr
Estimated take-home
79,813/yr
Est. total withheld
20.9%

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 25-1065 SOC code
Official area Lubbock, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 31180 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
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)
354,782