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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
Grape Creek ISD $46,665 1,172 $14,741
Plainview ISD $46,655 4,662 $18,610
Whitney ISD $46,628 1,522 $13,483
Seymour ISD $46,607 644 $15,938
Hale Center ISD $46,591 585 $16,176
Shamrock ISD $46,581 360 $19,269
Forney ISD $46,550 16,211 $27,946
Huckabay ISD $46,547 313 $16,105
Rockdale ISD $46,526 1,488 $16,927
River Road ISD $46,524 1,297 $15,571
Poth ISD $46,523 935 $14,004
Round Top-carmine ISD $46,504 254 $26,622
Spearman ISD $46,492 743 $14,503
Quitman ISD $46,457 1,216 $16,156
O'donnell ISD $46,398 288 $20,799
Cross Roads ISD $46,391 560 $15,230
Oakwood ISD $46,384 230 $24,848
Hawley ISD $46,351 819 $16,746
Freer ISD $46,338 734 $21,268
Chillicothe ISD $46,326 202 $21,579
Edna ISD $46,291 1,573 $14,634
Ropes ISD $46,187 546 $14,474
Cooper ISD $46,157 888 $18,639
Menard ISD $46,131 288 $23,358
Robert Lee ISD $46,122 276 $18,728
Rocksprings ISD $46,075 237 $26,751
New Home ISD $46,045 626 $34,511
Kountze ISD $46,022 1,115 $16,375
Coldspring-oakhurst CISD $46,022 1,622 $17,285
Yoakum ISD $46,014 1,546 $20,221
Lorenzo ISD $45,987 239 $24,556
Wheeler ISD $45,954 387 $14,817
Monahans-wickett-pyote ISD $45,932 2,197 $32,852
Roosevelt ISD $45,864 1,175 $15,135
Atlanta ISD $45,840 1,879 $17,840
Blum ISD $45,818 338 $16,467
Martinsville ISD $45,815 323 $17,913
Bloomburg ISD $45,797 256 $15,055
Santa Anna ISD $45,796 270 $17,526
Rivercrest ISD $45,766 700 $15,263
Tulia ISD $45,721 896 $18,993
Brackett ISD $45,699 552 $17,647
Woodville ISD $45,651 1,239 $21,446
Uvalde CISD $45,592 4,071 $19,103
Anson ISD $45,560 752 $16,594
Buffalo ISD $45,540 1,052 $14,117
Stanton ISD $45,530 1,081 $58,258
Brownfield ISD $45,502 1,647 $18,185
Itasca ISD $45,440 651 $14,776
Longview ISD $45,437 8,274 $14,508
Hartley ISD $45,354 230 $17,857
Somerville ISD $45,350 533 $16,220
Prairiland ISD $45,347 1,099 $26,828
Bronte ISD $45,144 235 $17,583
Clarendon ISD $45,127 434 $15,539
Victoria ISD $45,125 13,246 $12,852
La Pryor ISD $45,108 491 $20,560
Jonesboro ISD $45,093 329 $13,237
Douglass ISD $45,082 436 $24,555
Culberson County-allamoore ISD $45,042 366 N/A
Elgin ISD $45,042 5,404 $19,539
Bridge City ISD $45,033 3,144 $13,842
Vega ISD $45,016 370 $17,981
Huntsville ISD $44,983 11,313 $17,478
Mineola ISD $44,954 1,643 $21,407
Kerens ISD $44,909 570 $18,763
Tyler ISD $44,894 18,328 $15,108
Friona ISD $44,729 1,063 $15,387
Richards ISD $44,712 222 $33,770
Hubbard ISD $44,685 447 $16,678
Rochelle ISD $44,671 211 $16,204
Sweetwater ISD $44,664 1,942 $15,467
Aquilla ISD $44,606 323 $16,997
Eula ISD $44,605 474 $16,603
Coahoma ISD $44,591 1,095 $14,306
Leggett ISD $44,567 223 $14,502
Brooks County ISD $44,521 1,285 $19,651
Evadale ISD $44,456 371 $18,833
North Lamar ISD $44,428 2,450 $22,688
Westlake Academy Charter School $44,414 875 $12,534
Whiteface CISD $44,385 329 $22,614
Wolfe City ISD $44,348 720 $14,624
Milano ISD $44,316 403 $17,452
Sulphur Springs ISD $44,268 4,361 $12,401
Wellman-union CISD $44,215 286 $17,790
Eden CISD $44,184 215 $27,558
Campbell ISD $44,158 295 $18,976
Texarkana ISD $44,126 7,180 $16,094
Paint Rock ISD $44,071 223 $22,453
Bonham ISD $44,064 1,899 $16,800
Stratford ISD $44,055 575 $13,155
Petrolia CISD $44,044 473 $14,968
Pewitt CISD $44,018 833 $14,647
Detroit ISD $43,899 490 $20,927
Elkhart ISD $43,895 1,194 $15,064
Knox City-o'brien CISD $43,848 209 $20,694
Big Sandy ISD $43,818 671 $13,824
Post ISD $43,779 741 $15,278
Panhandle ISD $43,715 657 $13,341
Kennard ISD $43,641 258 $16,240

Showing 701–800 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