Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay in Texas

$53,480avg. a year
$25.71 an hour · 1,830 employed

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Texas earn an average of $53,480 a year. That is $12,380 (19%) less than the U.S. average of $65,860. The best-paying metro area is Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX at $63,700.

$49,490Median pay
$25.71Average hourly
-15%Avg. pay since 2020
#36Of 49 states + D.C.

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors by metro area. Swipe to see all 10.

1480 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$63,700
$30.62 an hour
2240 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$56,610
$27.22 an hour
390 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$53,330
$25.64 an hour
440 jobs
Laredo, TX
$51,360
$24.69 an hour
530 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$50,510
$24.28 an hour
6110 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$49,800
$23.94 an hour
7320 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$49,220
$23.66 an hour
880 jobs
El Paso, TX
$49,090
$23.60 an hour
930 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$47,210
$22.70 an hour
1040 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$36,680
$17.64 an hour

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$65,860$31.66
Texas$53,480$25.71
Louisiana$65,600$31.54
New Mexico$57,660$27.72
Oklahoma$53,150$25.55
Arkansas$44,300$21.30

Questions and answers

How much do adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors make in Texas?

The average is $53,480 a year, and the median is $49,490. That is $12,380 (19%) less than the U.S. average of $65,860.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$25.71 an hour on average; the median is $23.79.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ($63,700), followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($56,610). The lowest average among 10 metro areas with data is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ($36,680).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #36 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 25-3011. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.