High paying teaching and library jobs in Texas

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Texas. 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 Texas run 2.9% below the national average (2024), so a Texas salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Texas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Texas · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,390 – $350,50018,960
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,550 – $212,1607,710
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,760 – $137,5306,830
4Instructional Coordinators$78,710
Master's degree
$52,490 – $106,07031,970
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,560
Master's degree
$40,170 – $128,2106,730
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,430 – $130,2804,870
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,860
Master's degree
$49,240 – $100,7909,150
8Education Teachers, Postsecondary$68,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,270 – $108,1306,400
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,180
Bachelor's degree
$38,360 – $106,82012,620
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,830
Bachelor's degree
$52,270 – $77,70010,200
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,610
Bachelor's degree
$53,150 – $77,07032,250
12Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$64,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,000 – $131,3304,600
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,590
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $78,020111,660
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,390
Bachelor's degree
$51,410 – $75,75080,160
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,360
Bachelor's degree
$50,530 – $77,72012,580
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$63,330
Bachelor's degree
$51,840 – $74,9705,230
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,760
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $73,570116,260
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,330
Bachelor's degree
$50,030 – $74,24056,760
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$55,670
Bachelor's degree
$23,660 – $64,16013,540
20Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,120
Bachelor's degree
$30,070 – $90,0205,800
21Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,930
Bachelor's degree
$18,880 – $69,3109,020
22Library Technicians$38,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,840 – $49,2105,180
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,020 – $71,61016,680
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,860
Associate's degree
$26,430 – $49,68041,200
25Tutors$33,620
Some college, no degree
$24,450 – $48,14010,690
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,040
Bachelor's degree
$22,870 – $39,09029,150
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,850
Some college, no degree
$22,480 – $42,520108,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianTexas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$108,150	$61,390 – $350,500	18,960
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,210	$40,550 – $212,160	7,710
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,930	$50,760 – $137,530	6,830
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,710	$52,490 – $106,070	31,970
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,560	$40,170 – $128,210	6,730
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,990	$47,430 – $130,280	4,870
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,860	$49,240 – $100,790	9,150
8	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$68,280	$37,270 – $108,130	6,400
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$65,180	$38,360 – $106,820	12,620
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,830	$52,270 – $77,700	10,200
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,610	$53,150 – $77,070	32,250
12	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$64,110	$43,000 – $131,330	4,600
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,590	$50,410 – $78,020	111,660
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,390	$51,410 – $75,750	80,160
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,360	$50,530 – $77,720	12,580
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,330	$51,840 – $74,970	5,230
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,760	$48,500 – $73,570	116,260
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,330	$50,030 – $74,240	56,760
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$55,670	$23,660 – $64,160	13,540
20	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,120	$30,070 – $90,020	5,800
21	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$40,930	$18,880 – $69,310	9,020
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,640	$28,840 – $49,210	5,180
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,140	$24,020 – $71,610	16,680
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,860	$26,430 – $49,680	41,200
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$33,620	$24,450 – $48,140	10,690
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$32,040	$22,870 – $39,090	29,150
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,850	$22,480 – $42,520	108,960

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