Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School in College Station-Bryan

BLS metro-level wage data places Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay in College Station-Bryan, TX at a median of $60,730 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $65,030, College Station-Bryan pays 7% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 40 career/technical education teachers, middle schools are employed across the College Station-Bryan MSA in SOC 25-2023.

The College Station-Bryan pay distribution spans from $52,150 at the 10th percentile to $74,970 at the 90th, a 1.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $54,490 and the 75th at $60,730, so half of College Station-Bryan-based career/technical education teachers, middle schools earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so College Station-Bryan, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.