Mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Houston, TX

Based on 68 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cleveland, Splendora, Dayton, Damon, Spring.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$57,357
Middle 50%$57.2k–$64k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $64,000
Filings68FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,200 and $77,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,213
25th$57,213
50th (median)$57,357
75th$64,000
90th$66,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $55,162 (10 filings) FY2021: median $54,950 (37 filings) FY2022: median $58,275 (44 filings) FY2023: median $59,300 (32 filings) FY2024: median $59,157 (32 filings) FY2025: median $57,357 (34 filings) FY2026: median $57,213 (34 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 37 filings FY21 FY2022: 44 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 34 filings FY25 FY2026: 34 filings FY26 44
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$55,162$54,951$56,66310
FY2021$54,950$54,950$55,78337
FY2022$58,275$55,783$60,50044
FY2023$59,300$59,300$60,50032
FY2024$59,157$58,707$64,60032
FY2025$57,357$57,357$60,50034
FY2026$57,213$57,213$66,50034

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $57,357 is worth about $58,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Houston = 98.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $64,500 in May 2025 (30,980 employed). The H-1B median here is $57,357, 11% lower.

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
Cleveland Independent School District$57,21334
Alief Independent School Districttoo few7
Dayton Independent School Districttoo few5
Houston Independent School Districttoo few5
Spring Independent School Districttoo few5
Splendora Independent School Districttoo few4
Damon Independent School Districttoo few3
International American Education Federationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,100 79
Mid-level · Level II $57,357 68
Senior · Level III $64,600 11
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$51,990$64,10079
Mid-level · Level II$57,213$57,35768
Senior · Level III$62,993$64,60011

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.