High paying teaching and library jobs in College Station-Bryan, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in College Station-Bryan, 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 College Station-Bryan, TX run 9.0% below the national average (2024), so a College Station-Bryan, TX salary is worth about 1.10× 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, College Station-Bryan, TX · Employed

1Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$219,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,180 – $284,13050
2Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$167,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,230 – $261,02080
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$164,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,060 – $359,730750
4Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$160,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,690 – $208,320100
5Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$129,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,130 – $289,1701,160
6Business Teachers, Postsecondary$129,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,790 – $306,420400
7Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$128,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,970 – $209,940160
8Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$126,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,980 – $261,280130
9Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$126,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,740 – $205,760530
10Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$116,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,290 – $258,72090
11Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$114,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,070 – $164,08050
12Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,140 – $204,630170
13History Teachers, Postsecondary$98,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,090 – $163,60080
14Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,340 – $206,510320
15Education Teachers, Postsecondary$96,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,400 – $170,610220
16Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,220 – $164,950320
17Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$94,740
Master's degree
$47,750 – $208,720210
18Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$88,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,000 – $168,24060
19Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,340 – $132,910200
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$81,400
Bachelor's degree
$52,930 – $106,820520
21English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,990 – $128,820140
22Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$78,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,960 – $127,940150
23Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,120 – $151,01070
24Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,780 – $195,54080
25Instructional Coordinators$72,720
Master's degree
$47,410 – $129,890490
26Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,780
Master's degree
$53,260 – $95,540140
27Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$62,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,780 – $210,850180
28Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,700
Bachelor's degree
$52,290 – $70,63050
29Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,850
Bachelor's degree
$52,300 – $75,960230
30Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$60,730
Bachelor's degree
$52,150 – $74,97040
31Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,030 – $63,59060
32Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,750
Bachelor's degree
$51,330 – $74,320880
33Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,140 – $60,100430
34Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,870
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $60,790960
35Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$57,790
Bachelor's degree
$29,910 – $62,3904,370
36Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,550
Bachelor's degree
$52,060 – $60,490770
37Teachers and Instructors, All Other$45,900
Bachelor's degree
$35,760 – $78,85040
38Library Technicians$37,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,930 – $60,510100
39Self-Enrichment Teachers$30,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,740 – $58,820150
40Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,990
Associate's degree
$21,710 – $42,610340
41Tutors$28,690
Some college, no degree
$23,070 – $44,890180
42Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,510
Some college, no degree
$18,800 – $60,3501,460
43Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$22,900
Bachelor's degree
$18,390 – $46,7801,130
44Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$22,620
Bachelor's degree
$15,470 – $28,82080

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

#	Occupation	MedianCollege Station-Bryan, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$219,160	$64,180 – $284,130	50
2	Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$167,090	$79,230 – $261,020	80
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$164,660	$58,060 – $359,730	750
4	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$160,550	$76,690 – $208,320	100
5	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$129,110	$62,130 – $289,170	1,160
6	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$129,080	$23,790 – $306,420	400
7	Architecture Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,670	$99,970 – $209,940	160
8	Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$126,240	$51,980 – $261,280	130
9	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$126,050	$47,740 – $205,760	530
10	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$116,090	$63,290 – $258,720	90
11	Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$114,030	$55,070 – $164,080	50
12	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,450	$60,140 – $204,630	170
13	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,560	$57,090 – $163,600	80
14	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,150	$59,340 – $206,510	320
15	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,960	$47,400 – $170,610	220
16	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,100	$48,220 – $164,950	320
17	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$94,740	$47,750 – $208,720	210
18	Geography Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$88,300	$60,000 – $168,240	60
19	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,700	$59,340 – $132,910	200
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$81,400	$52,930 – $106,820	520
21	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,140	$59,990 – $128,820	140
22	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,930	$45,960 – $127,940	150
23	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,740	$62,120 – $151,010	70
24	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,500	$37,780 – $195,540	80
25	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$72,720	$47,410 – $129,890	490
26	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,780	$53,260 – $95,540	140
27	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,830	$62,780 – $210,850	180
28	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,700	$52,290 – $70,630	50
29	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,850	$52,300 – $75,960	230
30	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,730	$52,150 – $74,970	40
31	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,190	$49,030 – $63,590	60
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,750	$51,330 – $74,320	880
33	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,040	$52,140 – $60,100	430
34	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,870	$49,300 – $60,790	960
35	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,790	$29,910 – $62,390	4,370
36	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,550	$52,060 – $60,490	770
37	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$45,900	$35,760 – $78,850	40
38	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,700	$29,930 – $60,510	100
39	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,120	$21,740 – $58,820	150
40	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$28,990	$21,710 – $42,610	340
41	TutorsSome college, no degree	$28,690	$23,070 – $44,890	180
42	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,510	$18,800 – $60,350	1,460
43	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$22,900	$18,390 – $46,780	1,130
44	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$22,620	$15,470 – $28,820	80

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