Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers · Texas · May 2025

Dance Professor salary in Texas

Texas ranks #21 of 50 states for postsecondary art, drama & music teachers pay: a median of $77,560 a year versus $78,620 nationally.

$77,560
median per year
$84,800
mean per year
6,730
jobs
0.79
location quotient
Percentile10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$40,170$59,410$77,560$99,890$128,210

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers pay in Texas metro areas

Metro areaJobsMedian hourlyMedian annual
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,770—$76,810
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,100—$96,050
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX960—$80,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX350—$77,970
El Paso, TX260—$60,440
College Station-Bryan, TX210—$94,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX140—$79,010
Amarillo, TX130—$83,280
Tyler, TX80—$61,250
Abilene, TX60—$78,630
Laredo, TX50—$63,830
Killeen-Temple, TX——$65,190

Related dance jobs in Texas

OccupationMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Dancers$35.31/hr—190
Choreographers$22.34/hr$46,460380
Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers$17.38/hr$36,14016,680
Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors$19.65/hr$40,88019,260

Compared with nearby ranks

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.