High paying teaching and library jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX salary is worth about 1.16× 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, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$127,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,800 – $241,450120
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$101,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,190 – $272,780310
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,700 – $157,690120
4Instructional Coordinators$81,890
Master's degree
$50,160 – $100,740850
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$81,470
Master's degree
$54,070 – $99,000310
6Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,010
Master's degree
$47,810 – $172,430140
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,460 – $122,910160
8Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,400 – $127,160120
9Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$74,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,690 – $134,910120
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,760
Bachelor's degree
$57,800 – $82,740540
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,280
Bachelor's degree
$57,390 – $82,770250
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,110
Bachelor's degree
$51,070 – $83,1804,090
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,830
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $77,7001,300
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,900 – $72,7901,530
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,560
Bachelor's degree
$52,690 – $82,5602,730
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,500
Bachelor's degree
$56,840 – $82,2204,010
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$62,320
Bachelor's degree
$57,280 – $74,130260
18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,720
Bachelor's degree
$54,330 – $71,620670
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$50,320
Bachelor's degree
$32,270 – $97,120300
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,680
Bachelor's degree
$29,930 – $53,110200
21Library Technicians$32,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,420 – $44,360110
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$31,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,550 – $59,660220
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,700
Associate's degree
$21,960 – $65,6901,240
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,520
Some college, no degree
$22,150 – $38,9004,030
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$29,060
Bachelor's degree
$18,240 – $60,350430
26Tutors$28,540
Some college, no degree
$25,530 – $53,190340
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$27,260
Bachelor's degree
$25,520 – $28,540480

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

#	Occupation	MedianMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$127,460	$58,800 – $241,450	120
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,900	$62,190 – $272,780	310
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,930	$51,700 – $157,690	120
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,890	$50,160 – $100,740	850
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$81,470	$54,070 – $99,000	310
6	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,010	$47,810 – $172,430	140
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,840	$50,460 – $122,910	160
8	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,460	$48,400 – $127,160	120
9	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,680	$48,690 – $134,910	120
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,760	$57,800 – $82,740	540
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,280	$57,390 – $82,770	250
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,110	$51,070 – $83,180	4,090
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,830	$57,480 – $77,700	1,300
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,600	$49,900 – $72,790	1,530
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,560	$52,690 – $82,560	2,730
16	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,500	$56,840 – $82,220	4,010
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,320	$57,280 – $74,130	260
18	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,720	$54,330 – $71,620	670
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,320	$32,270 – $97,120	300
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$37,680	$29,930 – $53,110	200
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,560	$26,420 – $44,360	110
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,580	$21,550 – $59,660	220
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,700	$21,960 – $65,690	1,240
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,520	$22,150 – $38,900	4,030
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$29,060	$18,240 – $60,350	430
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$28,540	$25,530 – $53,190	340
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$27,260	$25,520 – $28,540	480

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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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