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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Texas

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Texas earns $118,530 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,685 a month.

10th percentile
$58,920
25th percentile
$83,130
Median percentile
$118,530
75th percentile
$160,330
90th percentile
$221,670

Based on 770 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

$92,216 take-home a year
Gross pay$118,530
Federal income tax−$17,247
Social Security + Medicare−$9,068
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,685
Every two weeks$3,547

Does it go far here?

$122,124Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
18%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

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