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Kindergarten Teacher salary in Texas: $63,780 median.

How pay for kindergarten teachers in Texas compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Texas · BLS May 2025
$63,780median in Texas

BLS publishes annual wages only for this occupation, so no hourly figure is shown.

Quick answer

Kindergarten Teachers in Texas earned a median of $63,780 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 2% above the national median of $62,680. Texas ranked 20 of 50 for this occupation's median pay, with about 3,820 people employed.

Texas median
$63,780
annual pay only (BLS)
U.S. median
$62,680
+2% in Texas
Rank among states
20 of 50
by median pay
Employed
3,820
location quotient 0.39
Key facts

More on kindergarten teacher pay in Texas

  • Median hourly wage: Not available. BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation.

    Source checked: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of workers in the BLS occupation “Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education” in Texas earned between $55,960 and $66,350 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of workers in the BLS occupation “Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education” in Texas earned less than $43,730 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $72,640 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for workers in the BLS occupation “Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education” in Texas was $60,880 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Texas it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,970
  2. El Paso, TX$64,900
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,330
  4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,280
  5. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,600
  6. Killeen-Temple, TX$62,480
  7. Corpus Christi, TX$59,840
  8. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$59,740
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Illinois$64,020
  2. Virginia$63,920
  3. Texas$63,780
  4. Michigan$63,300
  5. Vermont$63,280

See all states on the national Kindergarten Teacher salary page.

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

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  • Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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