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Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary in Houston, TX

The median special education teachers, preschool in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $66,240 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,617 a month.

10th percentile
$49,220
25th percentile
$61,830
Median percentile
$66,240
75th percentile
$85,750
90th percentile
$95,070

Based on 280 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

$55,404 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,240
Federal income tax−$5,769
Social Security + Medicare−$5,067
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,617
Every two weeks$2,131

Does it go far here?

$67,161Median 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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