Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay in Texas

$55,050avg. a year
$26.46 an hour · 5,480 employed

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Texas earn an average of $55,050 a year. That is $9,750 (15%) less than the U.S. average of $64,800. The best-paying metro area is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $60,940.

$50,840Median pay
$26.46Average hourly
+1%Avg. pay since 2020
#39Of 49 states + D.C.

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare by metro area. Swipe to see all 17.

1620 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$60,940
$29.30 an hour
2410 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$57,790
$27.79 an hour
31,770 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$56,670
$27.24 an hour
430 jobs
Waco, TX
$56,210
$27.03 an hour
5100 jobs
El Paso, TX
$55,450
$26.66 an hour
630 jobs
Odessa, TX
$54,450
$26.18 an hour
740 jobs
Laredo, TX
$53,990
$25.96 an hour
870 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$53,970
$25.95 an hour
91,330 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$53,700
$25.82 an hour
1050 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$53,530
$25.74 an hour
1150 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$53,380
$25.66 an hour
1260 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$51,060
$24.55 an hour
1370 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$49,420
$23.76 an hour
1450 jobs
Tyler, TX
$48,470
$23.30 an hour
1570 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$47,690
$22.93 an hour
16120 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$45,270
$21.76 an hour
1730 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$44,100
$21.20 an hour

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare 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$64,800$31.15
Texas$55,050$26.46
Oklahoma$53,560$25.75
Louisiana$50,690$24.37
Arkansas$49,050$23.58

Questions and answers

How much do education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare make in Texas?

The average is $55,050 a year, and the median is $50,840. That is $9,750 (15%) less than the U.S. average of $64,800.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$26.46 an hour on average; the median is $24.44.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($60,940), followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ($57,790). The lowest average among 17 metro areas with data is Texarkana, TX-AR ($44,100).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #39 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 11-9031. 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 education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare 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.