High paying teaching and library jobs in Amarillo, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Amarillo, 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 Amarillo, TX run 8.2% below the national average (2024), so a Amarillo, TX salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Amarillo, TX · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$129,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,530 – $164,660140
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$127,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,180 – $127,01050
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$83,280
Master's degree
$36,020 – $101,210130
4Instructional Coordinators$81,950
Master's degree
$50,120 – $103,240310
5Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,340 – $123,320120
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,490 – $101,54060
7Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,050 – $146,42090
8Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$75,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,220 – $94,34040
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,760 – $125,70060
10Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,220 – $104,00080
11Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,560 – $96,90060
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,620
Master's degree
$48,470 – $92,48090
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,980
Bachelor's degree
$54,100 – $72,120110
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,840
Bachelor's degree
$57,710 – $72,920340
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,170
Bachelor's degree
$50,900 – $62,330960
16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,830
Bachelor's degree
$51,980 – $71,91080
17Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$60,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,840 – $98,06040
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,340
Bachelor's degree
$52,380 – $61,780670
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$59,580
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $70,62060
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,340
Bachelor's degree
$37,980 – $82,260170
21Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,240
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $73,860980
22Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,870
Bachelor's degree
$52,570 – $66,090740
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,260 – $58,840160
24Teachers and Instructors, All Other$42,130
Bachelor's degree
$35,790 – $152,90040
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$36,360
Bachelor's degree
$21,900 – $54,060170
26Library Technicians$32,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,010 – $42,21050
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,700
Associate's degree
$23,500 – $44,220320
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,670
Some college, no degree
$22,050 – $35,7701,020
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,280
Bachelor's degree
$23,730 – $45,75070
30Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$25,180
Bachelor's degree
$19,460 – $55,77080

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmarillo, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$129,210	$38,530 – $164,660	140
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$127,010	$51,180 – $127,010	50
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$83,280	$36,020 – $101,210	130
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,950	$50,120 – $103,240	310
5	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,400	$40,340 – $123,320	120
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,840	$50,490 – $101,540	60
7	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,490	$62,050 – $146,420	90
8	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,270	$35,220 – $94,340	40
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$74,910	$38,760 – $125,700	60
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,650	$44,220 – $104,000	80
11	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,520	$46,560 – $96,900	60
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,620	$48,470 – $92,480	90
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,980	$54,100 – $72,120	110
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,840	$57,710 – $72,920	340
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,170	$50,900 – $62,330	960
16	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,830	$51,980 – $71,910	80
17	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,730	$38,840 – $98,060	40
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,340	$52,380 – $61,780	670
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,580	$48,770 – $70,620	60
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,340	$37,980 – $82,260	170
21	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,240	$48,500 – $73,860	980
22	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,870	$52,570 – $66,090	740
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,280	$24,260 – $58,840	160
24	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$42,130	$35,790 – $152,900	40
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$36,360	$21,900 – $54,060	170
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,180	$30,010 – $42,210	50
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,700	$23,500 – $44,220	320
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$26,670	$22,050 – $35,770	1,020
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$25,280	$23,730 – $45,750	70
30	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$25,180	$19,460 – $55,770	80

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