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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Texas

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Texas earns $77,270 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,266 a month.

10th percentile
$39,580
25th percentile
$51,920
Median percentile
$77,270
75th percentile
$97,460
90th percentile
$126,670

Based on 1,150 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

$63,189 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,270
Federal income tax−$8,169
Social Security + Medicare−$5,911
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,266
Every two weeks$2,430

Does it go far here?

$79,613Median 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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Texas