High paying teaching and library jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$105,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,320 – $285,5702,840
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$100,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,560 – $204,1001,870
3Instructional Coordinators$80,740
Master's degree
$59,170 – $118,2109,080
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,370 – $119,0101,360
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,810
Master's degree
$47,380 – $124,4401,770
6Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$74,340
Master's degree
$51,910 – $102,8102,550
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,450
Bachelor's degree
$62,620 – $76,1608,750
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,440
Bachelor's degree
$60,240 – $76,3502,670
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,890
Bachelor's degree
$61,470 – $77,76028,000
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$65,870
Bachelor's degree
$62,510 – $77,7205,610
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,660
Bachelor's degree
$60,890 – $76,60021,590
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,070
Bachelor's degree
$56,390 – $76,34027,350
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,830
Bachelor's degree
$61,040 – $74,24015,810
14Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,730 – $104,5901,450
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,360
Bachelor's degree
$38,100 – $109,1903,110
16Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,920
Bachelor's degree
$20,940 – $64,6801,570
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$46,380
Bachelor's degree
$20,450 – $74,1102,240
18Library Technicians$40,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,940 – $48,4301,510
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,260 – $69,9205,030
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,190
Associate's degree
$26,430 – $47,85011,100
21Tutors$34,660
Some college, no degree
$26,710 – $46,0302,650
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,270
Bachelor's degree
$28,020 – $44,9608,050
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,480
Some college, no degree
$23,680 – $40,15025,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,280	$61,320 – $285,570	2,840
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,610	$40,560 – $204,100	1,870
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,740	$59,170 – $118,210	9,080
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,230	$51,370 – $119,010	1,360
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$76,810	$47,380 – $124,440	1,770
6	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$74,340	$51,910 – $102,810	2,550
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$66,450	$62,620 – $76,160	8,750
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$66,440	$60,240 – $76,350	2,670
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,890	$61,470 – $77,760	28,000
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,870	$62,510 – $77,720	5,610
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,660	$60,890 – $76,600	21,590
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,070	$56,390 – $76,340	27,350
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,830	$61,040 – $74,240	15,810
14	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,970	$38,730 – $104,590	1,450
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,360	$38,100 – $109,190	3,110
16	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,920	$20,940 – $64,680	1,570
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$46,380	$20,450 – $74,110	2,240
18	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,740	$29,940 – $48,430	1,510
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,500	$25,260 – $69,920	5,030
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,190	$26,430 – $47,850	11,100
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,660	$26,710 – $46,030	2,650
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$34,270	$28,020 – $44,960	8,050
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$31,480	$23,680 – $40,150	25,270

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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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