SOC 25-1062 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $76,080. The 10th percentile is $45,570 and the 90th percentile is $132,090. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$76,080

10th percentile
$45,570
25th percentile
$59,380
Median
$76,080
75th percentile
$98,110
90th percentile
$132,090
Mean
$84,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $45,570 and the 90th percentile is $132,090. The difference is $86,520, which is 113.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,380 to the 75th at $98,110, covers $38,730.

The mean annual wage is $84,480, which sits above the median of $76,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $85,020 for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,800, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the Texas median of $72,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at $73,800 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $86,240 and employment of 40. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,390, against $73,800 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $97,200 and employment of 230. That median is 27.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,117, against $73,800 here.

Employment share

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (120 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $76,080. The 10th percentile is $45,570 and the 90th percentile is $132,090. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $85,020.

What is Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,080 is $73,800. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $86,240. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.