Texas Teaching Salaries are lingering on the bottom half of average teaching salaries across the nation. However, with low costs of living and upon closer inspection,
Texas teacher salaries are quite competitive with salaries from other professions across the state of Texas.
When considering a career as a Texas teacher, it is pivotal to incorporate benefits such as
health care and dental coverage when assessing the total Texas teaching compensation package.
In addition, Texas continues to place incentives in the form of
higher salaries and bonuses for those teachers who are motivated to increase their productivity, such as advanced degrees in education. The following is a January 11
th 2007 news release from the
Texas Education Agency:
"The Texas Education Agency has awarded eight grants worth a total of $3.7 million to Texas school districts to establish Early College High Schools, which are schools that allow students to simultaneously complete high school requirements and earn two years of college credit."
As you can see below, you can greatly increase your earning potential as a Texas Teacher if you acquire an advanced degree such as a
Master's degree or a
Doctorate degree.
** Salaries are from the 2006-2007 Fort Worth Independent School District, Van Alstyne Independent School District and Brownsville Independent School Districts
When viewing these numbers, keep in consideration such benefits as full dental, long-term disability and quality health insurance. Secondly, these are salaries based on a 182-day or 10-month work year. We encourage you to explore what each school district has to offer you, take into consideration the area in which you wish to live and do the math to see if you will be satisfied. Good luck!
