Mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 397 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mesquite, Carrollton, Addison, Seagoville, Fort Worth.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$74,000
Middle 50%$67.5k–$79k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $74,000
Filings397FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,297 and $87,112.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,000
25th$67,500
50th (median)$74,000
75th$79,000
90th$82,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $57,500 (191 filings) FY2021: median $60,500 (160 filings) FY2022: median $62,125 (191 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (199 filings) FY2024: median $66,240 (214 filings) FY2025: median $74,000 (261 filings) FY2026: median $79,000 (136 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 191 filings FY20 FY2021: 160 filings FY21 FY2022: 191 filings FY22 FY2023: 199 filings FY23 FY2024: 214 filings FY24 FY2025: 261 filings FY25 FY2026: 136 filings FY26 261
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$57,500$57,000$58,577191
FY2021$60,500$60,500$61,500160
FY2022$62,125$60,500$64,600191
FY2023$65,000$64,000$71,500199
FY2024$66,240$65,500$72,870214
FY2025$74,000$66,500$74,270261
FY2026$79,000$69,375$79,270136

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $74,000 is worth about $71,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $65,070 in May 2025 (27,350 employed). The H-1B median here is $74,000, 14% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Dallas Independent School District$74,000389
Mesquite Independent School Districttoo few6
Fort Worth Independent School Districttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $74,000 397
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$59,520$74,000397

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.