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

Percentile spread

For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $57,180 and the 90th percentile is $124,700. The difference is $67,520, which is 80.6% 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 $72,430 to the 75th at $104,210, covers $31,780.

The mean annual wage is $90,220, which sits above the median of $83,820. 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 about the same as the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,308, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Texas median of $81,530.

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 $83,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $81,308 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 History 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 $98,560 and employment of 80. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,366, against $81,308 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $74,550 and employment of 80. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,460, against $81,308 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $100,350 and employment of 210. That median is 19.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,329, against $81,308 here.

Employment share

History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (430 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.