Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Austin, TX

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $211,630 or more. The middle half of physics teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn between $64,180 and $137,200.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Physics teachers, postsecondary in Austin earn 9% more than the Texas average ($104,240) and about the same as the U.S. average ($111,460). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $100,310.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $113,120, a single filer in Austin takes home about $88,410 a year, or $7,367 a month and $3,400 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for physics teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $113,120 buys what about $115,351 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 2nd of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($159,810).

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Highest-paying cities for physics teachers, postsecondary

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($181,010).

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