High paying teaching and library jobs in Lubbock, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock, TX run 8.7% below the national average (2024), so a Lubbock, 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, Lubbock, TX · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$106,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,120 – $231,250280
2Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,810 – $169,420100
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$92,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,620 – $134,55080
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,390 – $134,540180
5Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$79,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,130 – $135,450140
6Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,620 – $100,900160
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,820
Master's degree
$50,800 – $95,990140
8Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$64,160
Bachelor's degree
$39,950 – $80,8401,830
9Instructional Coordinators$62,960
Master's degree
$45,640 – $97,230410
10Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,520
Bachelor's degree
$37,480 – $102,750120
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,270
Bachelor's degree
$47,680 – $73,9501,820
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,850
Bachelor's degree
$48,140 – $75,850410
13Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$60,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,680 – $106,840130
14English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$60,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,330 – $106,020160
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,210
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $62,9201,030
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,220
Bachelor's degree
$47,480 – $64,4701,840
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,820
Bachelor's degree
$46,800 – $78,960570
18Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,150
Bachelor's degree
$38,450 – $66,400110
19Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,190 – $108,130160
20Special Education Teachers, Middle School$50,890
Bachelor's degree
$25,300 – $62,41070
21Library Technicians$41,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,750 – $47,58070
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$39,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,430 – $77,300180
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,490
Bachelor's degree
$22,620 – $63,06090
24Tutors$36,650
Some college, no degree
$22,560 – $62,94080
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,860
Associate's degree
$23,690 – $41,130560
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,290
Some college, no degree
$21,230 – $38,4801,580
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$23,770
Bachelor's degree
$21,680 – $30,820100

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

#	Occupation	MedianLubbock, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,150	$48,120 – $231,250	280
2	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,370	$51,810 – $169,420	100
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$92,040	$47,620 – $134,550	80
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$83,260	$49,390 – $134,540	180
5	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,080	$49,130 – $135,450	140
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,990	$57,620 – $100,900	160
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,820	$50,800 – $95,990	140
8	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,160	$39,950 – $80,840	1,830
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$62,960	$45,640 – $97,230	410
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,520	$37,480 – $102,750	120
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,270	$47,680 – $73,950	1,820
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,850	$48,140 – $75,850	410
13	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,680	$60,680 – $106,840	130
14	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,270	$41,330 – $106,020	160
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,210	$47,440 – $62,920	1,030
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,220	$47,480 – $64,470	1,840
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,820	$46,800 – $78,960	570
18	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,150	$38,450 – $66,400	110
19	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$57,690	$23,190 – $108,130	160
20	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$50,890	$25,300 – $62,410	70
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,340	$24,750 – $47,580	70
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,930	$21,430 – $77,300	180
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,490	$22,620 – $63,060	90
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,650	$22,560 – $62,940	80
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$28,860	$23,690 – $41,130	560
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,290	$21,230 – $38,480	1,580
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$23,770	$21,680 – $30,820	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lubbock, 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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