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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Houston, TX

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $33,860 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,449 a month.

10th percentile
$28,280
25th percentile
$28,640
Median percentile
$33,860
75th percentile
$37,080
90th percentile
$55,540

Based on 11,000 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

$29,387 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,860
Federal income tax−$1,883
Social Security + Medicare−$2,590
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,449
Every two weeks$1,130

Does it go far here?

$34,331Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Texas