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

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $48,120 and the 90th percentile is $231,250. The difference is $183,130, which is 172.5% 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 $59,830 to the 75th at $179,000, covers $119,170.

The mean annual wage is $132,500, which sits above the median of $106,150. 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 Lubbock, TX median is 7.1% higher than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,243, which is 17.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Texas median of $101,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $116,243 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Lubbock, TX ranks 2nd 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).).

• Amarillo, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $129,210 and employment of 140. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,721, against $116,243 here.
• Abilene, TX is 144 miles away, with a median of $84,670 and employment of 100. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,699, against $116,243 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (280 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.18 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.