SOC 25-2032 · Midland, TX metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Midland, TX

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Midland, Texas is $75,670 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,250: half of the 130 people in this job in the Midland, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$75,670average per year

Median $78,250Take-home ≈ $62,064

  • $65K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $108K90th

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

130people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 24Texas metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Midland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,660 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Midland earn between $65,350 and $78,250.

  • $65K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $108K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,670$6,306—
Median$78,250$6,521—
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,350$5,446—
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,250$6,521—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Midland vs. Texas and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Midland earn 14% more than the Texas average ($66,370) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Midland$75,670$78,250$65,350$107,660130
Texas$66,370$64,610$53,150$77,07032,250
United States$72,680$66,270$50,040$101,340111,420

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Midland

On the average salary of $75,670, a single filer in Midland takes home about $62,064 a year, or $5,172 a month and $2,387 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Midland a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Midland area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $75,670 buys what about $79,001 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Midland ($54,480). A typical home costs $330,428, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in other Texas cities

Midland ranks 1st of 24 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, secondary school

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($112,550).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Midland: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary in Midland?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, secondary school take-home pay in Midland?

About $62,064 a year ($5,172 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,670. Texas has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more in Midland than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

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 25-2032; area Midland, TX (33260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 1.50, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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