Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Lubbock, TX

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,840 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Lubbock earn between $60,680 and $83,410.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Lubbock earn 7% less than the Texas average ($81,070) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $75,680, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $62,071 a year, or $5,173 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 Lubbock a good place for communications teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $75,680 buys what about $82,876 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 5th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; McAllen pays the most ($95,420).

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

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