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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Texas

Texas is in the largest third by reported enrollment (5,116,697 students) among states with NCES enrollment. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Texas.

$51,478
Est. state avg salary

Well below benchmark

-26.7%
vs national
#44
National rank
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$51,478/year (est.)

Texas is in the largest third by reported enrollment (5,116,697 students) among states with NCES enrollment. Estimated average teacher salary is $51,478, materially below the national average of $70,245, ranking #44 of 49, across 903 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large K-12 enrollment scale: Texas is in the largest third by reported enrollment (5,116,697 students) among states with NCES enrollment.
  • lower third nationally (#44 of 49)
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $66,184 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • -26.7% vs the national average
  • +10.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #45 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 97.1)

Texas sits in the lower third for estimated pay

Across 903 reliable-salary districts, the average estimate is $51,478: #44 of 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate, and 26.7% below the national benchmark of $70,245.

The rank compares the same F-33-derived district measure nationwide. It does not include benefits, experience steps, taxes, or local living costs; use it as a relative state placement rather than an exact paycheck.

Texas purchasing-power check on lower-third pay

Texas's nominal average teacher salary ranks #44 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (97.1, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $59,360, ranking #45 of 49 , 1 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Texas in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$51,478 10th percentile higher than 10% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Texas's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$58,654 10.131924386542815% vs FY2019
1,008 districts held in the panel
$52,000$54,000$56,000$58,000$60,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Texas est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $53,258Texas est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $55,978Texas est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $59,166Texas est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $58,919Texas est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $58,654 $53,258 $58,654 ▲ +10.1%
Read the chart as text
Period Texas est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $53,258
FY2020 $55,978
FY2021 $59,166
FY2022 $58,919
FY2023 $58,654

Highest-paying districts in Texas

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Huntington ISD leads Texas on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $96,219

Huntington ISD

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $77,296

Barbers Hill ISD

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $75,933

Devers ISD

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
University of Texas University Charter School $56,472 555 $23,216
Alto ISD $56,450 536 $20,466
Spring ISD $56,437 34,114 $14,234
Joaquin ISD $56,394 711 $18,155
S and S CISD $56,352 943 $15,432
Springtown ISD $56,346 4,120 $12,215
Leonard ISD $56,344 814 $18,980
Johnson City ISD $56,332 722 $24,436
Diboll ISD $56,323 1,669 $15,690
University of Texas Elementary Charter School $56,309 296 $13,959
Rankin ISD $56,253 318 N/A
Celeste ISD $56,243 519 $16,156
Thrall ISD $56,238 819 $29,934
El Campo ISD $56,229 3,349 $14,337
Bosqueville ISD $56,221 720 $15,360
Sudan ISD $56,125 474 $17,728
Huffman ISD $56,072 3,717 $13,774
Ingram ISD $56,053 1,240 $21,713
Onalaska ISD $55,999 1,239 $13,872
Paradise ISD $55,956 1,298 $15,664
Bandera ISD $55,936 2,381 $11,516
Crockett ISD $55,901 1,203 $18,813
Blue Ridge ISD $55,783 1,009 $18,219
Overton ISD $55,776 494 $19,753
Flour Bluff ISD $55,760 5,732 $11,765
Glasscock County ISD $55,735 295 N/A
San Perlita ISD $55,718 211 $25,957
Celina ISD $55,646 3,897 $25,064
Pottsboro ISD $55,637 1,489 $18,960
Flatonia ISD $55,630 661 $15,528
Granbury ISD $55,629 7,954 $13,942
Bremond ISD $55,599 508 $14,736
Era ISD $55,578 542 $13,356
Bishop CISD $55,546 1,410 $17,153
Lago Vista ISD $55,541 1,798 $31,052
Jacksboro ISD $55,495 1,083 $17,952
Comfort ISD $55,456 1,104 $18,441
Kaufman ISD $55,438 4,332 $13,019
West Rusk County Consolidated ISD $55,396 1,048 $14,271
Holliday ISD $55,390 1,137 $13,943
Corpus Christi ISD $55,370 33,387 $16,735
Hutto ISD $55,340 9,620 $18,008
Ft Hancock ISD $55,327 377 $19,562
Malakoff ISD $55,319 1,433 $42,631
Moulton ISD $55,234 304 $26,882
Groesbeck ISD $55,222 1,573 $14,011
Navarro ISD $55,178 2,180 $16,920
Bells ISD $55,143 963 $13,575
Broaddus ISD $55,141 383 $34,674
Salado ISD $55,113 2,336 $11,946
Gunter ISD $55,098 1,158 $35,007
Clifton ISD $55,086 1,024 $14,513
Whitesboro ISD $55,063 1,712 $13,574
Anderson-shiro CISD $55,059 934 $13,600
East Bernard ISD $55,053 974 $12,935
Cayuga ISD $55,041 594 $19,668
Sheldon ISD $55,026 10,990 $14,351
Liberty Hill ISD $55,017 7,869 $35,552
West ISD $54,989 1,265 $17,662
Burnet CISD $54,988 3,304 $23,087
Blanco ISD $54,974 1,088 $22,393
Raymondville ISD $54,953 2,018 $17,658
Caddo Mills ISD $54,943 2,642 $18,474
Fredericksburg ISD $54,926 3,094 $23,451
Coolidge ISD $54,877 295 $40,502
Aldine ISD $54,820 60,074 $14,779
West Oso ISD $54,758 1,929 $14,253
Galveston ISD $54,737 6,486 $29,346
Sabinal ISD $54,730 428 $27,869
Hidalgo ISD $54,710 3,010 $15,724
Georgetown ISD $54,707 13,155 $26,545
Belton ISD $54,700 13,644 $16,228
Austin ISD $54,699 73,384 $28,661
Irion County ISD $54,667 333 $70,030
New Summerfield ISD $54,609 515 $16,955
Thorndale ISD $54,608 617 $15,151
Premont ISD $54,563 757 $17,283
Pflugerville ISD $54,542 25,445 $14,894
Rio Hondo ISD $54,512 1,622 $17,774
Warren ISD $54,506 1,268 $13,527
Seminole ISD $54,426 3,011 $19,463
Lexington ISD $54,424 1,084 $13,315
San Antonio ISD $54,421 45,255 $17,298
Fabens ISD $54,328 1,931 $16,418
Tuloso-midway ISD $54,282 3,655 $17,998
Trenton ISD $54,268 699 $21,279
Three Rivers ISD $54,250 585 $49,381
Louise ISD $54,188 534 $16,056
Morton ISD $54,185 353 $20,351
Del Valle ISD $54,184 11,118 $28,855
Calhoun County ISD $54,109 3,530 $17,684
Hudson ISD $54,100 2,768 $12,768
Nixon-smiley CISD $54,093 1,045 $17,766
Columbia-brazoria ISD $54,087 2,927 $13,679
Saltillo ISD $54,066 248 $20,133
Holland ISD $54,038 634 $17,256
East Chambers ISD $53,950 1,556 $17,174
Duncanville ISD $53,949 11,915 $13,003
Iola ISD $53,945 587 $13,489
Hamilton ISD $53,901 817 $15,594

Showing 201–300 of 903 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Texas

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Dilley ISD $30,036 899
Chilton ISD $31,289 553
Wildorado ISD $33,501 232
Floydada Collegiate ISD $34,034 684
Sunray Collegiate ISD $34,493 675
Milford ISD $34,604 247
Olton ISD $35,022 597
Lamesa ISD $36,005 1,588
Muleshoe ISD $36,301 1,347
Pearsall ISD $36,582 2,026

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Texas's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Texas: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,478 here) and closest on total student enrollment (5,116,697 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

West Virginia
$53,845
Rank #41
Indiana
$52,427
Rank #42
Missouri
$52,299
Rank #43
Mississippi
$51,325
Rank #45

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Texas teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Texas?

Across 903 Texas public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $51,478 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Texas school district pays teachers the most?

Huntington ISD reports the highest average teacher salary in Texas at $96,219, while Dilley ISD sits at the lower end at $30,036.

How does Texas teacher pay compare to the national average?

Texas's average of $51,478 is materially below the national average of $70,245 (-26.7%), ranking #44 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Texas?

Texas has 1024 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 5,116,697 students.

How much do teachers make in Texas?

District-average teacher pay in Texas sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $30,036 in Dilley ISD to $96,219 in Huntington ISD. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Texas?

No Texas district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Huntington ISD at $96,219. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Texas rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (97.1, US=100) adjusts Texas's nominal estimate of $57,662 from #42 to $59,360 and #45. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Texas