Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary — Austin, Texas

The average Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School in Austin, Texas earns $60,770 a year.

$60,770 / year, mean
↓ 18.3% below national average 54th percentile in Texas

Austin 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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school, 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)
6,190
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.5%
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.

El Centro $110,170 Mount Vernon $103,830 San Jose $102,260 Oxnard $101,530 San Francisco $100,660 Seattle $99,720 Santa Maria $99,170 Fresno $95,540 Vallejo $95,460 Bellingham $94,900 Bremerton $94,470 New York $94,060 Los Angeles $93,880 Merced $91,780 San Diego $91,530 Napa $91,010 Riverside $90,900 San Luis Obispo $90,510 Sacramento $90,030 Santa Rosa $89,540 Yuba City $89,460 Olympia $88,210 Hanford $88,100 Modesto $88,070 Chico $87,290 Kennewick $87,230 Longview $86,770 Kiryas Joel $86,760 Portland $86,580 Stockton $86,550 Redding $86,500 Kingston $85,820 Yakima $85,000 Baltimore $83,520 Spokane $82,800 Detroit $81,950 Trenton $81,160 Atlantic City $80,670 Chicago $80,080 Wenatchee $79,390 Albany $78,830 Bakersfield $77,980 Virginia Beach $77,500 Lexington Park $76,900 Vineland $76,900 Salem $76,270 Reading $76,090 Philadelphia $75,600 Corvallis $75,510 Bend $75,400 Lancaster $75,080 Lansing $74,870 Eugene $74,520 Allentown $74,350 Buffalo $73,800 Springfield $73,110 Salisbury $72,920 York $72,660 Ann Arbor $72,470 Medford $72,120 Binghamton $72,100 Syracuse $71,690 Sarasota $71,490 Bloomington $71,100 Utica $70,900 Saginaw $70,560 Ithaca $70,540 Harrisburg $70,480 El Paso $70,320 Williamsport $70,310 Jackson $70,210 Monroe $70,100 Glens Falls $70,000 Rockford $69,810 Flint $69,570 Chambersburg $69,490 Elmira $69,160 Harrisonburg $69,140 Niles $69,040 Traverse City $68,660 Pittsburgh $68,650 Watertown $68,470 Battle Creek $68,450 State College $67,970 Muskegon $67,960 Albany $67,700 Dover $67,490 Kalamazoo $67,140 Scranton $66,870 Jacksonville $66,750 Dallas $66,270 Louisville $66,220 Grand Rapids $65,790 Rochester $65,720 Weirton $65,670 Charlottesville $65,530 Houston $65,300 Altoona $65,220 Erie $65,030 Johnstown $64,500 Lexington $64,400 Elkhart $64,140 Blacksburg $63,540 Champaign $63,490 Peoria $63,060 Kankakee $62,930 Orlando $62,850 Killeen $62,820 Decatur $62,520 Lubbock $62,260 Hagerstown $62,250 Richmond $62,230 San Antonio $62,190 Wheeling $62,120 Laredo $61,930 Indianapolis $61,780 Wichita Falls $61,570 Brownsville $61,560 Roanoke $61,450 McAllen $61,430 Sherman $61,410 Fort Wayne $60,840 Austin $60,770 Corpus Christi $60,710 Michigan City $60,640 South Bend $60,350 Midland $60,210 Amarillo $60,140 Lakeland $59,910 Tampa $59,880 Miami $59,400 Lynchburg $59,280 Evansville $59,060 Bloomington $58,500 Owensboro $58,230 Crestview $58,210 Bowling Green $57,880 Beaumont $57,820 Waco $57,810 Elizabethtown $57,760 Muncie $57,740 College Station $57,650 Tyler $57,480 Pensacola $57,240 Longview $56,650 Port St. Lucie $56,150 Huntington $55,270 Abilene $55,220 Terre Haute $54,860 Lafayette $54,560 Victoria $54,390 Paducah $54,000 Texarkana $53,170 San Angelo $52,990 Charleston $52,700 Morgantown $49,220
CityMean salaryvs. Austin
Abilene, Texas$55,220-9.1%
Albany, Oregon$67,700+11.4%
Albany, New York$78,830+29.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$74,350+22.3%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$65,220+7.3%
Amarillo, Texas$60,140-1.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$72,470+19.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$80,670+32.7%
Bakersfield, California$77,980+28.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$83,520+37.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$68,450+12.6%
Beaumont, Texas$57,820-4.9%
Bellingham, Washington$94,900+56.2%
Bend, Oregon$75,400+24.1%
Binghamton, New York$72,100+18.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$63,540+4.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$71,100+17.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$58,500-3.7%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$57,880-4.8%
Bremerton, Washington$94,470+55.5%
Brownsville, Texas$61,560+1.3%
Buffalo, New York$73,800+21.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$69,490+14.3%
Champaign, Illinois$63,490+4.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$52,700-13.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$65,530+7.8%
Chicago, Illinois$80,080+31.8%
Chico, California$87,290+43.6%
College Station, Texas$57,650-5.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$60,710-0.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$75,510+24.3%
Crestview, Florida$58,210-4.2%
Dallas, Texas$66,270+9.1%
Decatur, Illinois$62,520+2.9%
Detroit, Michigan$81,950+34.9%
Dover, Delaware$67,490+11.1%
El Centro, California$110,170+81.3%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$57,760-5.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$64,140+5.5%
Elmira, New York$69,160+13.8%
El Paso, Texas$70,320+15.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$65,030+7.0%
Eugene, Oregon$74,520+22.6%
Evansville, Indiana$59,060-2.8%
Flint, Michigan$69,570+14.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$60,840+0.1%
Fresno, California$95,540+57.2%
Glens Falls, New York$70,000+15.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,790+8.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$62,250+2.4%
Hanford, California$88,100+45.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$70,480+16.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$69,140+13.8%
Houston, Texas$65,300+7.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$55,270-9.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$61,780+1.7%
Ithaca, New York$70,540+16.1%
Jackson, Michigan$70,210+15.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$66,750+9.8%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$64,500+6.1%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$67,140+10.5%
Kankakee, Illinois$62,930+3.6%
Kennewick, Washington$87,230+43.5%
Killeen, Texas$62,820+3.4%
Kingston, New York$85,820+41.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$86,760+42.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$54,560-10.2%
Lakeland, Florida$59,910-1.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$75,080+23.5%
Lansing, Michigan$74,870+23.2%
Laredo, Texas$61,930+1.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$64,400+6.0%
Lexington Park, Maryland$76,900+26.5%
Longview, Texas$56,650-6.8%
Longview, Washington$86,770+42.8%
Los Angeles, California$93,880+54.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$66,220+9.0%
Lubbock, Texas$62,260+2.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$59,280-2.5%
McAllen, Texas$61,430+1.1%
Medford, Oregon$72,120+18.7%
Merced, California$91,780+51.0%
Miami, Florida$59,400-2.3%
Michigan City, Indiana$60,640-0.2%
Midland, Texas$60,210-0.9%
Modesto, California$88,070+44.9%
Monroe, Michigan$70,100+15.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$49,220-19.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$103,830+70.9%
Muncie, Indiana$57,740-5.0%
Muskegon, Michigan$67,960+11.8%
Napa, California$91,010+49.8%
New York, New York$94,060+54.8%
Niles, Michigan$69,040+13.6%
Sarasota, Florida$71,490+17.6%
Olympia, Washington$88,210+45.2%
Orlando, Florida$62,850+3.4%
Owensboro, Kentucky$58,230-4.2%
Oxnard, California$101,530+67.1%
Paducah, Kentucky$54,000-11.1%
Pensacola, Florida$57,240-5.8%
Peoria, Illinois$63,060+3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$75,600+24.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$68,650+13.0%
Portland, Oregon$86,580+42.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$56,150-7.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$76,090+25.2%
Redding, California$86,500+42.3%
Richmond, Virginia$62,230+2.4%
Riverside, California$90,900+49.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$61,450+1.1%
Rochester, New York$65,720+8.1%
Rockford, Illinois$69,810+14.9%
Sacramento, California$90,030+48.1%
Saginaw, Michigan$70,560+16.1%
Salem, Oregon$76,270+25.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$72,920+20.0%
San Angelo, Texas$52,990-12.8%
San Antonio, Texas$62,190+2.3%
San Diego, California$91,530+50.6%
San Francisco, California$100,660+65.6%
San Jose, California$102,260+68.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$90,510+48.9%
Santa Maria, California$99,170+63.2%
Santa Rosa, California$89,540+47.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$66,870+10.0%
Seattle, Washington$99,720+64.1%
Sherman, Texas$61,410+1.1%
South Bend, Indiana$60,350-0.7%
Spokane, Washington$82,800+36.3%
Springfield, Illinois$73,110+20.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$67,970+11.8%
Stockton, California$86,550+42.4%
Syracuse, New York$71,690+18.0%
Tampa, Florida$59,880-1.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$54,860-9.7%
Texarkana, Texas$53,170-12.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$68,660+13.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$81,160+33.6%
Tyler, Texas$57,480-5.4%
Utica, New York$70,900+16.7%
Vallejo, California$95,460+57.1%
Victoria, Texas$54,390-10.5%
Vineland, New Jersey$76,900+26.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$77,500+27.5%
Waco, Texas$57,810-4.9%
Watertown, New York$68,470+12.7%
Weirton, West Virginia$65,670+8.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$79,390+30.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$62,120+2.2%
Wichita Falls, Texas$61,570+1.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$70,310+15.7%
Yakima, Washington$85,000+39.9%
York, Pennsylvania$72,660+19.6%
Yuba City, California$89,460+47.2%
Gross salary
60,770/yr
Estimated take-home
51,009/yr
Est. total withheld
16.1%

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 25-2052 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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Where this is

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,357,497