Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Austin, TX

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,980 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn between $60,200 and $125,670.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn 20% more than the Texas average ($86,210) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $103,070, a single filer in Austin takes home about $81,340 a year, or $6,778 a month and $3,128 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Austin a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $103,070 buys what about $105,103 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 3rd of 11 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($119,630).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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