How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Abilene, TX?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $41,770 and the 90th percentile is $179,830. The difference is $138,060, which is 163.1% 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 $49,870 to the 75th at $151,020, covers $101,150.

The mean annual wage is $102,510, which sits above the median of $84,670. 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 Abilene, TX median is 14.5% lower than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,699, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.3% lower than the Texas median of $101,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Abilene, TX is 90.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $93,699 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Abilene, TX ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 142 miles away, with a median of $82,290 and employment of 90. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,298, against $93,699 here.
• Lubbock, TX is 144 miles away, with a median of $106,150 and employment of 280. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,243, against $93,699 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 162 miles away, with a median of $100,610 and employment of 1,870. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,594, against $93,699 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Abilene, TX (100 of 75,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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.