The characterizations of Te-rich PbTe layer thermal-evaporated from an excess of Te (<1 mol.%) evaporable materials were reported. The results reveal that the films obtained are polycrystalline and have single-phase NaCl-type PbTe crystal structure. It is also demonstrated that the films have homogeneous surface morphology and homogeneous distribution of Te-rich components along the layer in the range of 170 nm. The study on mid-infrared optical constants of film surface-polished indicates that the influence of surface scattering on optical properties is very small.