High paying teaching and library jobs in Oklahoma

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Oklahoma.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oklahoma · Employed

1Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,310 – $177,4401,720
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$82,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,340 – $172,690770
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,300 – $221,890950
4Teachers and Instructors, All Other$73,320
Bachelor's degree
$34,750 – $97,470630
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$67,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,780 – $84,830640
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$67,060
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $104,1703,040
7Instructional Coordinators$63,980
Master's degree
$42,970 – $101,7802,540
8Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,200
Master's degree
$34,570 – $83,650760
9Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$22,380 – $90,230560
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,660
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $75,4802,020
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,290 – $83,6501,170
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,180
Master's degree
$32,350 – $82,6501,820
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,630
Bachelor's degree
$43,870 – $73,9902,360
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$50,450
Bachelor's degree
$45,400 – $73,160930
15Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,920
Bachelor's degree
$29,120 – $60,2301,680
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,710
Bachelor's degree
$45,150 – $71,65015,480
17Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,440
Bachelor's degree
$43,400 – $68,9907,620
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,200
Bachelor's degree
$41,400 – $61,93018,500
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$47,860
Bachelor's degree
$43,790 – $60,4201,690
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,120 – $106,5102,710
21Tutors$34,510
Some college, no degree
$21,280 – $62,3601,220
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$31,790
Associate's degree
$23,100 – $58,1307,010
23Library Technicians$29,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,520 – $48,290830
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,920
Some college, no degree
$17,940 – $37,37013,860
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$23,770
Bachelor's degree
$18,300 – $42,5504,990

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

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,550	$43,310 – $177,440	1,720
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,060	$38,340 – $172,690	770
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,450	$38,300 – $221,890	950
4	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,320	$34,750 – $97,470	630
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$67,840	$51,780 – $84,830	640
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$67,060	$47,990 – $104,170	3,040
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$63,980	$42,970 – $101,780	2,540
8	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$62,200	$34,570 – $83,650	760
9	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,880	$22,380 – $90,230	560
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,660	$44,730 – $75,480	2,020
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,800	$46,290 – $83,650	1,170
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$58,180	$32,350 – $82,650	1,820
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$50,630	$43,870 – $73,990	2,360
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$50,450	$45,400 – $73,160	930
15	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,920	$29,120 – $60,230	1,680
16	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$48,710	$45,150 – $71,650	15,480
17	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$48,440	$43,400 – $68,990	7,620
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$48,200	$41,400 – $61,930	18,500
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$47,860	$43,790 – $60,420	1,690
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,010	$22,120 – $106,510	2,710
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,510	$21,280 – $62,360	1,220
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$31,790	$23,100 – $58,130	7,010
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,440	$22,520 – $48,290	830
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,920	$17,940 – $37,370	13,860
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$23,770	$18,300 – $42,550	4,990

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oklahoma. 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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