High paying teaching and library jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Auburn-Opelika, AL. 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL run 12.1% below the national average (2024), so a Auburn-Opelika, AL salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Auburn-Opelika, AL · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,660 – $155,29040
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,930 – $164,210260
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$98,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,160 – $166,71080
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$98,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,980 – $209,470150
5Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$83,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,580 – $101,77050
6Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$82,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,510 – $101,86050
7History Teachers, Postsecondary$82,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,980 – $98,36040
8Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,800 – $130,620230
9Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,370 – $125,800210
10Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,480 – $130,89070
11Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,780 – $162,46030
12Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,980 – $127,64080
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,910
Bachelor's degree
$46,010 – $82,85060
14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$71,290
Master's degree
$51,320 – $104,52070
15Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,300
Bachelor's degree
$29,720 – $94,00030
16English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,450 – $98,960100
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,240
Master's degree
$41,380 – $87,490110
18Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,250
Bachelor's degree
$48,760 – $77,810840
19Instructional Coordinators$61,250
Master's degree
$47,910 – $98,160230
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,970
Bachelor's degree
$45,840 – $70,860550
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,850 – $59,17080
22Library Technicians$44,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,980 – $56,19030
23Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$44,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,390 – $103,600220
24Tutors$29,900
Some college, no degree
$17,020 – $38,52030
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,490
Associate's degree
$21,650 – $37,870500
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$24,690
Bachelor's degree
$15,420 – $28,360130
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,300
Some college, no degree
$20,840 – $35,210710

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

#	Occupation	MedianAuburn-Opelika, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,090	$76,660 – $155,290	40
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,580	$48,930 – $164,210	260
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,250	$49,160 – $166,710	80
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,130	$46,980 – $209,470	150
5	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,460	$52,580 – $101,770	50
6	Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,750	$58,510 – $101,860	50
7	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,570	$60,980 – $98,360	40
8	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,440	$49,800 – $130,620	230
9	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,030	$47,370 – $125,800	210
10	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,380	$51,480 – $130,890	70
11	Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,090	$49,780 – $162,460	30
12	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,080	$50,980 – $127,640	80
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$75,910	$46,010 – $82,850	60
14	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$71,290	$51,320 – $104,520	70
15	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,300	$29,720 – $94,000	30
16	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,410	$46,450 – $98,960	100
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,240	$41,380 – $87,490	110
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,250	$48,760 – $77,810	840
19	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$61,250	$47,910 – $98,160	230
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,970	$45,840 – $70,860	550
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,090	$21,850 – $59,170	80
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,960	$28,980 – $56,190	30
23	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$44,680	$37,390 – $103,600	220
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$29,900	$17,020 – $38,520	30
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$28,490	$21,650 – $37,870	500
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$24,690	$15,420 – $28,360	130
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$23,300	$20,840 – $35,210	710

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Auburn-Opelika, AL. 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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