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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Houston, TX

The median special education teachers, middle school in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $65,970 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,599 a month.

10th percentile
$50,530
25th percentile
$63,090
Median percentile
$65,970
75th percentile
$71,070
90th percentile
$78,250

Based on 1,760 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

$55,187 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,970
Federal income tax−$5,736
Social Security + Medicare−$5,047
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,599
Every two weeks$2,123

Does it go far here?

$66,887Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
31%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

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