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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
1,024
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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
Garrison ISD $52,118 760 $25,783
Wells ISD $52,118 259 $16,556
Denison ISD $52,110 4,868 $15,088
Jefferson ISD $52,109 1,132 $16,440
Palmer ISD $52,104 1,304 $14,058
Moody ISD $52,097 722 $15,648
Troup ISD $52,089 1,087 $13,567
Waco ISD $52,079 13,824 $24,609
Honey Grove ISD $52,069 617 $16,912
Poolville ISD $52,067 722 $12,994
Bay City ISD $52,056 3,579 $14,669
Agua Dulce ISD $52,017 408 $18,963
Lampasas ISD $51,995 3,567 $12,893
Red Lick ISD $51,983 527 $11,499
Chisum ISD $51,980 1,179 $15,802
Florence ISD $51,943 1,167 $18,979
Temple ISD $51,934 8,615 $16,613
Hillsboro ISD $51,932 2,011 $14,860
Athens ISD $51,922 3,099 $13,239
Ector ISD $51,901 230 $17,687
Chapel Hill ISD $51,859 3,308 $13,286
Hondo ISD $51,853 1,772 $10,707
Boling ISD $51,844 1,146 $12,460
Marble Falls ISD $51,843 4,063 $19,216
Cross Plains ISD $51,832 377 $16,493
Yorktown ISD $51,829 536 $45,353
Pilot Point ISD $51,806 1,483 $22,204
Troy ISD $51,786 1,690 $11,572
Neches ISD $51,763 310 $16,381
New Waverly ISD $51,762 1,065 $18,127
Water Valley ISD $51,750 343 $40,085
Seguin ISD $51,744 7,239 $15,337
Electra ISD $51,739 456 $20,711
Edgewood ISD $51,726 1,042 $14,425
Wills Point ISD $51,723 2,765 $11,570
Valley Mills ISD $51,702 665 $14,612
Wichita Falls ISD $51,678 13,296 $21,723
Centerville ISD $51,678 691 $17,146
San Saba ISD $51,670 684 $17,556
Brock ISD $51,642 2,085 $12,291
Leveretts Chapel ISD $51,612 234 $16,641
Nazareth ISD $51,606 250 $15,492
Hardin-jefferson ISD $51,602 2,697 $22,348
Seagraves ISD $51,580 505 $21,618
Lytle ISD $51,497 1,810 $13,166
Liberty ISD $51,469 2,398 $13,507
Rio Grande City Grulla ISD $51,400 9,644 $17,214
Edcouch-elsa ISD $51,390 4,366 $19,314
College Station ISD $51,385 14,464 $14,664
Mart ISD $51,380 588 $26,423
Smithville ISD $51,348 1,885 $12,782
Sherman ISD $51,338 7,767 $17,001
Hallsville ISD $51,267 19,818 $11,877
Krum ISD $51,245 2,298 $12,886
Van Alstyne ISD $51,230 2,285 $43,910
New Boston ISD $51,230 1,154 $16,038
Cisco ISD $51,224 829 $15,616
White Oak ISD $51,183 1,440 $13,442
Lindale ISD $51,162 4,469 $11,915
Slocum ISD $51,156 349 $16,636
Snook ISD $51,153 589 $14,616
Midway ISD $51,142 8,739 $14,500
Harleton ISD $51,116 705 $15,177
Canton ISD $51,108 2,303 $10,892
Harper ISD $51,063 584 $14,245
Ector County ISD $51,062 33,340 $12,023
Central Heights ISD $51,061 1,104 $14,118
Woden ISD $51,036 835 $15,498
Alvord ISD $51,005 821 $17,273
Chireno ISD $50,985 404 $18,800
Italy ISD $50,959 634 $20,495
Redwater ISD $50,899 1,059 $15,965
Poteet ISD $50,885 1,837 $12,567
Winona ISD $50,884 1,104 $17,592
Mcgregor ISD $50,830 1,503 $13,784
Hemphill ISD $50,827 840 $20,555
Llano ISD $50,826 1,937 $30,517
Peaster ISD $50,771 1,750 $22,287
Ben Bolt-palito Blanco ISD $50,766 494 $13,966
Pleasant Grove ISD $50,732 2,310 $13,034
Keene ISD $50,728 1,053 $13,365
Spurger ISD $50,697 362 $17,370
Skidmore-tynan ISD $50,681 752 $36,540
Mason ISD $50,675 709 $14,918
Abernathy ISD $50,668 835 $14,353
Sealy ISD $50,664 2,908 $12,966
Wylie ISD $50,655 5,419 $9,676
Timpson ISD $50,593 705 $16,220
Dekalb ISD $50,584 828 $13,329
Luling ISD $50,583 1,416 $13,456
Goliad ISD $50,578 1,312 $14,289
Carrizo Springs CISD $50,575 1,903 $48,489
London ISD $50,564 1,578 $22,139
Harmony ISD $50,557 1,009 $14,981
Lockhart ISD $50,532 6,443 $12,244
Eastland ISD $50,524 1,057 $12,754
Teague ISD $50,524 1,216 $13,108
Kingsville ISD $50,516 2,694 $16,396
Lometa ISD $50,511 276 $25,565
Penelope ISD $50,476 202 $15,411

Showing 401–500 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