Elementary School Teachers salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Houston, TX: $64,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $39,310 – $74,480 · about 33,600 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$2,250 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $64,680 has the buying power of about $64,853 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

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How Houston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Houston, TX is 65th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Houston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 110th.

The headline number flatters Houston. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, elementary school teachers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Houston

A median home in Houston, TX costs $308,306 — about 4.8× 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 $1,639/mo works out at 30% 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 Houston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Merced, CA	$105,090	+62%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+60%	2×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+60%	1.8×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+56%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Dallas, TX	$65,370	+1%	1×
Amarillo, TX	$64,210	−1%	0.8×
College Station, TX	$63,490	−2%	0.9×
Austin, TX	$63,110	−2%	1×

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

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