Elementary School Teachers salary in Amarillo, TX

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Amarillo, TX: $64,210/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,210 – $64,210 · about 1,540 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$1,780 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Amarillo

With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $64,210 has the buying power of about $70,271 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.

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How Amarillo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 70th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 58th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Amarillo sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Amarillo

A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 3.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,293/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Amarillo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Merced, CA	$105,090	+64%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+61%	2.5×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+61%	2.3×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+58%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Dallas, TX	$65,370	+2%	1.3×
Houston, TX	$64,680	+1%	1.3×
College Station, TX	$63,490	−1%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$63,110	−2%	1.3×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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