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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Texas

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Texas earns $77,560 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,283 a month.

10th percentile
$40,170
25th percentile
$59,410
Median percentile
$77,560
75th percentile
$99,890
90th percentile
$128,210

Based on 6,730 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$63,393 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,560
Federal income tax−$8,233
Social Security + Medicare−$5,933
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,283
Every two weeks$2,438

Does it go far here?

$79,912Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Texas