Texas elementary teachers earned an average salary of $51,090 each year, according to a salary survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2010. Middle school teachers there earned $51,230 on average, and high school teachers made $53,160. Teachers in Texas' major cities earn salaries close to these averages. These salaries do not include special education, vocational or kindergarten teachers.
Amarillo
Amarillo's population as of 2010, according to the website Sperling's Best Places, was 188,414. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average annual salary of an elementary teacher was $46,650, and that middle school teachers made an average of $46,920. High school teachers earned an average annual salary of $48,830. The cost of living in Amarillo is 22.5 percent lower than the national average, according to Sperling's Best Places website at the time of publication.
Houston
People in Houston numbered 2,235,760 as of 2010, according to Sperling's Best Places. The average annual salary of an elementary teacher in Houston averaged $52,600, and middle school teachers brought in $53,080 on average each year, as of May 2010, according to the BLS. High school teachers earned an average salary of $55,620 each year. The cost of living in Houston was 8.9 percent lower than the national average at the time of publication.
El Paso
El Paso had 614,882 people as of 2010, according to Sperling's Best Places website. The city's average salary for elementary teachers was $51,930, and middle school teachers earned $51,370 on average each year, according to the BLS as of May 2010. High school teachers earned $53,060 on average. The cost of living in El Paso is 13.9 percent lower than the rest of the country, at the time of publication.
San Antonio
Sperling's Best Places reports that San Antonio's population in 2010 was 1,310,777. The average annual salary for an elementary teacher was $54,290, as of May 2010, reports the BLS. Middle school teachers earned an average of $54,300. High school teachers earned $55,860 on average each year. The cost of living in San Antonio is 16 percent lower than the national average, reports Sperling's Best Places as of May 2011.
Dallas
The population in 2010 in Dallas was 1,256,588, states Sperling's Best Places website. The average salary of an elementary teacher was $54,440, as of May 2010, according to the BLS. Middle school teachers earned $54,340, and high school teachers made $57,310. The cost of living in Dallas was only 3.1 percent lower than the national average as of May 2011, according to Sperling's Best Places -- much higher than many other large cities in Texas.
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