How much do Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,080 and the 90th percentile is $213,710. The difference is $147,630, which is 118.0% 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 $87,290 to the 75th at $162,510, covers $75,220.

The mean annual wage is $130,500, which sits above the median of $125,140. 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 14.5% higher than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,389, which is 11.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Texas median of $123,280.

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 $125,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $121,389 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• College Station-Bryan, TX is 147 miles away, with a median of $129,110 and employment of 1,160. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,956, against $121,389 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $107,050 and employment of 130. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,408, against $121,389 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $132,130 and employment of 630. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,736, against $121,389 here.

Employment share

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (600 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.