SOC 25-1194 · Waco, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Waco, Texas is $71,160 a year ($34.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,520: half of the 270 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

$71,160average per year

$34.21 / hourMedian $67,520Take-home ≈ $58,891

  • $56K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

270people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#6 of 19Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,260 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Waco earn between $67,520 and $81,260.

  • $56K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,160$5,930$34.21
Median$67,520$5,627$32.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,520$5,627$32.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,260$6,772$39.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Waco vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Waco earn about the same as the Texas average ($70,680) and about the same as the U.S. average ($72,060). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $63,820.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waco$71,160$67,520$56,180$81,260270
Texas$70,680$65,180$38,360$106,82012,620
United States$72,060$63,820$41,960$108,620114,110

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $71,160, a single filer in Waco takes home about $58,891 a year, or $4,908 a month and $2,265 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Waco a good place for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $71,160 buys what about $76,888 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 6th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($84,020).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Chico, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,060).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Waco: questions

How much do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary make an hour in Waco?

$34.21 an hour on average, and $32.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary in Waco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Waco?

About $58,891 a year ($4,908 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,160. Texas has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,060).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1194; area Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.85, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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