Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers · Texas · May 2025

Dance Teacher salary in Texas

Texas ranks #47 of 52 states for dance & self-enrichment teachers pay: a median of $17.38/hr versus $22.50/hr nationally.

$17.38
median per hour
$36,140
median per year
$20.90
mean per hour
$43,470
mean per year
16,680
jobs
0.55
location quotient
Percentile10th25thMedian75th90th
Hourly$11.55/hr$13.90/hr$17.38/hr$25.80/hr$34.43/hr
Annual$24,020$28,910$36,140$53,660$71,610

Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Texas metro areas

Metro areaJobsMedian hourlyMedian annual
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,030$17.07/hr$35,500
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,480$17.58/hr$36,570
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,490$18.52/hr$38,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1,310$16.27/hr$33,830
El Paso, TX260$14.25/hr$29,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX220$15.19/hr$31,580
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX210$35.30/hr$73,430
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX200$22.24/hr$46,270
Corpus Christi, TX180$14.31/hr$29,760
Killeen-Temple, TX180$16.13/hr$33,550
Lubbock, TX180$19.20/hr$39,930
Amarillo, TX160$20.81/hr$43,280
College Station-Bryan, TX150$14.48/hr$30,120
Abilene, TX120$20.69/hr$43,030
Midland, TX110$16.71/hr$34,770
Tyler, TX90$21.18/hr$44,060
Laredo, TX80$16.24/hr$33,780
Victoria, TX70$18.91/hr$39,330
San Angelo, TX50$20.30/hr$42,230
Wichita Falls, TX50$15.48/hr$32,200
Odessa, TX40$23.19/hr$48,240
Sherman-Denison, TX40$15.82/hr$32,900

Related dance jobs in Texas

OccupationMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Dancers$35.31/hr—190
Choreographers$22.34/hr$46,460380
Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors$19.65/hr$40,88019,260
Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers—$77,5606,730

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.