SOC 25-2031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texarkana, TX-AR is $59,770. The 10th percentile is $49,230 and the 90th percentile is $73,540. Employment is 610.

Median annual wage

$59,770

10th percentile
$49,230
25th percentile
$49,980
Median
$59,770
75th percentile
$61,840
90th percentile
$73,540
Mean
$58,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $49,230 and the 90th percentile is $73,540. The difference is $24,310, which is 40.7% 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 $49,980 to the 75th at $61,840, covers $11,860.

The mean annual wage is $58,140, which sits below the median of $59,770. 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 Texarkana, TX-AR median is 17% lower than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,145, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Texas median of $63,590.

Texarkana, TX-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Texas, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Texarkana, TX-AR is 84.012, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $71,145 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 10th of 12 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).).

  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 77 miles away, with a median of $62,040 and employment of 1,090. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,190, against $71,145 here.
  • Longview, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,950 and employment of 1,110. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,112, against $71,145 here.
  • Hot Springs, AR is 97 miles away, with a median of $61,850 and employment of 370. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,145, against $71,145 here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Texarkana, TX-AR (610 of 57,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Texarkana, TX-AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texarkana, TX-AR is $59,770. The 10th percentile is $49,230 and the 90th percentile is $73,540. Employment is 610.

How does that compare with the national median for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

The local median is 17% lower than the national median of $72,040.

What is Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Texarkana, TX-AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Texarkana, TX-AR is 84.012, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,770 is $71,145. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Texarkana, TX-AR compare with nearby metros for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $62,040. Texarkana, TX-AR ranks 10th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.