Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Abilene, Texas

The average Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in Abilene, Texas earns $110,340 a year.

$110,340 / year, mean
↑ 11.1% above national average 100th percentile in Texas

Abilene sits at the very top of the range for this role in Texas — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 15.2%
Cost of living 90 #159 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $217,009 #160 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $66,464 #128 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Abilene ranks #159 for cost of living and #160 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Riverside $152,090 Trenton $140,890 San Francisco $139,080 New York $135,980 Fresno $135,810 Eugene $132,860 Visalia $131,310 Sacramento $126,560 Peoria $125,160 Ithaca $116,500 San Diego $115,630 Baltimore $113,690 Abilene $110,340 San Jose $108,240 College Station $106,780 Los Angeles $105,260 Syracuse $103,030 Kiryas Joel $101,490 McAllen $100,920 Portland $100,760 Charlottesville $100,400 Houston $98,120 Indianapolis $96,540 Buffalo $95,650 Albany $93,170 Harrisburg $93,130 Detroit $92,250 Binghamton $90,490 Austin $89,700 Salem $89,090 South Bend $87,290 Seattle $85,710 Santa Maria $85,550 San Antonio $83,800 Miami $83,790 Utica $83,780 Virginia Beach $82,690 Killeen $81,980 Philadelphia $81,880 Harrisonburg $81,460 Bloomington $81,250 Jacksonville $81,220 Dallas $81,080 Terre Haute $80,760 Fort Wayne $80,400 Richmond $79,690 Tampa $79,350 Deltona $79,040 Lancaster $78,620 Pittsburgh $78,220 Louisville $77,070 Amarillo $76,920 Spokane $76,160 Allentown $75,400 Lexington $74,180 Grand Rapids $73,990 Orlando $73,980 Walla Walla $73,620 Reading $73,250 Erie $73,060 Bloomington $72,320 Huntington $69,300 El Paso $69,110 Chicago $68,840 Laredo $68,310 Lakeland $68,190 Tyler $67,350 Sarasota $66,750 Tallahassee $61,690 Roanoke $58,340
CityMean salaryvs. Abilene
Albany, New York$93,170-15.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$75,400-31.7%
Amarillo, Texas$76,920-30.3%
Austin, Texas$89,700-18.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$113,690+3.0%
Binghamton, New York$90,490-18.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$72,320-34.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$81,250-26.4%
Buffalo, New York$95,650-13.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$100,400-9.0%
Chicago, Illinois$68,840-37.6%
College Station, Texas$106,780-3.2%
Dallas, Texas$81,080-26.5%
Deltona, Florida$79,040-28.4%
Detroit, Michigan$92,250-16.4%
El Paso, Texas$69,110-37.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$73,060-33.8%
Eugene, Oregon$132,860+20.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$80,400-27.1%
Fresno, California$135,810+23.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$73,990-32.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$93,130-15.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$81,460-26.2%
Houston, Texas$98,120-11.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$69,300-37.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$96,540-12.5%
Ithaca, New York$116,500+5.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$81,220-26.4%
Killeen, Texas$81,980-25.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$101,490-8.0%
Lakeland, Florida$68,190-38.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$78,620-28.7%
Laredo, Texas$68,310-38.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$74,180-32.8%
Los Angeles, California$105,260-4.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$77,070-30.2%
McAllen, Texas$100,920-8.5%
Miami, Florida$83,790-24.1%
New York, New York$135,980+23.2%
Sarasota, Florida$66,750-39.5%
Orlando, Florida$73,980-33.0%
Peoria, Illinois$125,160+13.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$81,880-25.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$78,220-29.1%
Portland, Oregon$100,760-8.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$73,250-33.6%
Richmond, Virginia$79,690-27.8%
Riverside, California$152,090+37.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$58,340-47.1%
Sacramento, California$126,560+14.7%
Salem, Oregon$89,090-19.3%
San Antonio, Texas$83,800-24.1%
San Diego, California$115,630+4.8%
San Francisco, California$139,080+26.0%
San Jose, California$108,240-1.9%
Santa Maria, California$85,550-22.5%
Seattle, Washington$85,710-22.3%
South Bend, Indiana$87,290-20.9%
Spokane, Washington$76,160-31.0%
Syracuse, New York$103,030-6.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$61,690-44.1%
Tampa, Florida$79,350-28.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$80,760-26.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$140,890+27.7%
Tyler, Texas$67,350-39.0%
Utica, New York$83,780-24.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$82,690-25.1%
Visalia, California$131,310+19.0%
Walla Walla, Washington$73,620-33.3%
Gross salary
110,340/yr
Estimated take-home
86,454/yr
Est. total withheld
21.6%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1121 SOC code
Official area Abilene, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10180 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
178,244