Minimum Salary

• The Texas Education Agency sets a minimum starting salary school districts are required to pay educators. Minimum starting salaries are based on years of experience. Teachers with no experience earn a starting salary of $2,732 monthly or $27,320 per year. Those with five years of experience earn a starting salary of $3,156 monthly or $31,560 per year. Teachers with 10 years of experience earn a starting salary of $3,704 monthly or $37,040 per year. Those with 20 or more years of experience earn a starting salary of $4,427 monthly or $44,270 per year.
  
  

Kindergarten and Elementary

• The BLS classifies kindergarten and elementary school teachers separately, with the exception of special education teachers. Kindergarten teachers in Texas earned an annual mean wage of $47,460. Elementary school teachers earned an annual mean wage of $49,970.
  
  

Middle and High School

• The annual mean wage for middle school teachers in Texas was $50,350. High school teachers earned an annual mean wage of $52,270. Vocational teachers in middle school earned an annual mean wage of $50,820 and in high school, vocational teachers earned an annual mean wage of $52,390.
  
  

Special Education

• The BLS estimated that special-education teachers in preschool, kindergarten and elementary school earning an annual median wage of $49,130 in May 2009. In middle school, special education teachers earned an annual mean wage of $49,860 and in high school, special education teachers earned an annual mean wage of $50,920.