High paying teaching and library jobs in Abilene, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Abilene, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single teaching and library job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Abilene, TX run 9.6% below the national average (2024), so a Abilene, TX salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Abilene, TX · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,770 – $179,830100
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$79,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,470 – $127,96050
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,630
Master's degree
$37,590 – $202,80060
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,450 – $142,32040
5Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,250 – $124,80040
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$73,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,060 – $127,23040
7Instructional Coordinators$67,160
Master's degree
$37,800 – $91,860240
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,460
Bachelor's degree
$51,470 – $82,210130
9Teachers and Instructors, All Other$64,940
Bachelor's degree
$35,360 – $96,10030
10Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$61,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,880 – $97,61060
11Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$60,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,930 – $97,21070
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,930
Bachelor's degree
$47,980 – $74,310190
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,020
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $63,34050
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,550 – $73,800610
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,510
Bachelor's degree
$46,720 – $62,060430
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,080
Bachelor's degree
$45,910 – $61,930220
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$57,720
Bachelor's degree
$45,100 – $63,44060
18Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$54,110
Master's degree
$35,370 – $70,18050
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$53,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,630 – $60,250660
20Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$50,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,690 – $122,51040
21Education Teachers, Postsecondary$50,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,050 – $79,380130
22Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$49,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,520 – $86,760110
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$49,300
Bachelor's degree
$35,210 – $60,090140
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,530 – $78,410120
25Library Technicians$36,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,390 – $41,10040
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,190
Associate's degree
$27,010 – $52,770270
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,120
Bachelor's degree
$29,120 – $31,330610
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,700
Some college, no degree
$22,130 – $37,490750

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAbilene, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,670	$41,770 – $179,830	100
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,250	$49,470 – $127,960	50
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,630	$37,590 – $202,800	60
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,080	$47,450 – $142,320	40
5	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,510	$51,250 – $124,800	40
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,670	$46,060 – $127,230	40
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$67,160	$37,800 – $91,860	240
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$66,460	$51,470 – $82,210	130
9	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,940	$35,360 – $96,100	30
10	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,940	$48,880 – $97,610	60
11	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,990	$40,930 – $97,210	70
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,930	$47,980 – $74,310	190
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,020	$47,840 – $63,340	50
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,990	$45,550 – $73,800	610
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,510	$46,720 – $62,060	430
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,080	$45,910 – $61,930	220
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,720	$45,100 – $63,440	60
18	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$54,110	$35,370 – $70,180	50
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$53,480	$46,630 – $60,250	660
20	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$50,760	$50,690 – $122,510	40
21	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$50,440	$36,050 – $79,380	130
22	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$49,660	$49,520 – $86,760	110
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,300	$35,210 – $60,090	140
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,030	$21,530 – $78,410	120
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,560	$29,390 – $41,100	40
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,190	$27,010 – $52,770	270
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$29,120	$29,120 – $31,330	610
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,700	$22,130 – $37,490	750

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Abilene, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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