High paying teaching and library jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,730 – $196,2001,270
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$103,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,860 – $173,4901,580
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$96,050
Master's degree
$46,210 – $169,5001,100
4Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,510 – $104,1401,120
5Instructional Coordinators$77,430
Master's degree
$57,550 – $106,7608,030
6Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,280
Master's degree
$53,990 – $101,4701,880
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,570
Bachelor's degree
$39,790 – $110,8402,440
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$69,210
Bachelor's degree
$60,220 – $77,7002,150
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$67,200
Bachelor's degree
$60,860 – $79,4706,070
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$65,970
Bachelor's degree
$50,530 – $78,2501,760
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,970
Bachelor's degree
$47,130 – $72,7001,270
12Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,830
Bachelor's degree
$60,920 – $75,89019,340
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,540
Bachelor's degree
$56,760 – $80,47026,260
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,230 – $75,12012,680
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,390 – $74,43030,980
16Teachers and Instructors, All Other$38,600
Bachelor's degree
$29,360 – $64,0201,340
17Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,490
Bachelor's degree
$21,310 – $62,8502,730
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,640
Bachelor's degree
$20,980 – $64,3801,940
19Library Technicians$37,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,950 – $49,2401,220
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,130 – $73,7904,480
21Tutors$33,990
Some college, no degree
$26,380 – $49,1802,720
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,860
Associate's degree
$28,280 – $55,54011,000
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,550
Bachelor's degree
$22,870 – $38,9109,600
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,300
Some college, no degree
$22,850 – $38,62023,930

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,320	$48,730 – $196,200	1,270
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,010	$53,860 – $173,490	1,580
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$96,050	$46,210 – $169,500	1,100
4	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,510	$37,510 – $104,140	1,120
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,430	$57,550 – $106,760	8,030
6	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$75,280	$53,990 – $101,470	1,880
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$74,570	$39,790 – $110,840	2,440
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$69,210	$60,220 – $77,700	2,150
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$67,200	$60,860 – $79,470	6,070
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,970	$50,530 – $78,250	1,760
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,970	$47,130 – $72,700	1,270
12	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,830	$60,920 – $75,890	19,340
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,540	$56,760 – $80,470	26,260
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,080	$51,230 – $75,120	12,680
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,500	$46,390 – $74,430	30,980
16	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,600	$29,360 – $64,020	1,340
17	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,490	$21,310 – $62,850	2,730
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$37,640	$20,980 – $64,380	1,940
19	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,270	$31,950 – $49,240	1,220
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,570	$24,130 – $73,790	4,480
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$33,990	$26,380 – $49,180	2,720
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,860	$28,280 – $55,540	11,000
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$32,550	$22,870 – $38,910	9,600
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,300	$22,850 – $38,620	23,930

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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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