High School Teacher salary in Austin, TX

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pflugerville, Leander.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$53,610
Middle 50%$53.6k–$53.6k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $58,385
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Most High School Teacher filings in Austin, TX are at exactly $53,610. 12 of 21 filings (57%) list this exact salary.

PercentileSalary
10th$51,990
25th$53,610
50th (median)$53,610
75th$53,610
90th$56,147

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $45k $60k FY2020: median $40,600 (10 filings) FY2022: median $45,260 (11 filings) FY2023: median $46,640 (15 filings) FY2024: median $49,960 (10 filings) FY2025: median $53,610 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 15
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$40,600$40,600$40,60010
FY2021–––8
FY2022$45,260$45,260$45,26011
FY2023$46,640$46,640$46,64015
FY2024$49,960$49,960$49,96010
FY2025$53,610$53,610$53,61015
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Austin's median High School Teacher salary of $53,610 is worth about $54,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $62,320 in May 2025 (8,160 employed). The H-1B median here is $53,610, 14% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Harmony Public Schools$53,61017
Nyos Charter Schooltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $53,610 20
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
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$53,610$53,61020

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.