Elementary School Teachers salary in College Station, TX
Median pay for elementary school teachers in College Station, TX: $63,490/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,500 – $64,580 · about 1,080 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$1,060 (+2%).
What it's really worth in College Station
With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $63,490 has the buying power of about $69,570 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.
How College Station ranks for this job
On raw pay, College Station, TX is 82nd of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 62nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — College Station is one of the places where elementary school teachers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in College Station
A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,472/mo works out at 28% 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 College Station.
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced, CA | $105,090 | +66% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,440 | +63% | 2.2× |
| Oxnard, CA | $103,350 | +63% | 2× |
| Modesto, CA | $101,210 | +59% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | $65,370 | +3% | 1.1× |
| Houston, TX | $64,680 | +2% | 1.1× |
| Amarillo, TX | $64,210 | +1% | 0.9× |
| Austin, TX | $63,110 | −1% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Other jobs in College Station
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.