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

Percentile spread

For Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $44,250 and the 90th percentile is $157,050. The difference is $112,800, which is 183.8% 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 $56,190 to the 75th at $98,600, covers $42,410.

The mean annual wage is $80,750, which sits above the median of $61,370. 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 21% lower than the national median of $77,640 for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,531, which is 23.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Texas median of $64,110.

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 $61,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postsecondary Teachers, All Other at $59,531 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $49,680 and employment of 80. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,518, against $59,531 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 147 miles away, with a median of $78,500 and employment of 80. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,310, against $59,531 here.
• Abilene, TX is 162 miles away, with a median of $49,660 and employment of 110. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,956, against $59,531 here.

Employment share

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1,170 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (149,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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.