Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Brownsville

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Brownsville

Whether you picture hard-working teachers buying school supplies for their students or genius professors shaping future leaders, it's fair to say education encompasses a wide variety of jobs. So much so that there's room to specialize and pursue your passion.

Historically, teachers' pay is a rather contentious topic. The average teacher salary is about $2,000 less than a decade ago after adjusting for inflation. Despite this, many of these jobs are rewarding in more ways than one. In other words, education can be very lucrative—particularly within specialty fields.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying education jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Keep reading to discover the highest and lowest paying education jobs in your city.

#25. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $22,430
- #472 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,680

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,760
- Employment: 1,187,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($46,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,820)

#24. Library technicians

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $28,120
- #332 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,070
- Employment: 73,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($61,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,950)
--- Napa, CA ($57,890)

#23. Tutors

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $29,390
- #309 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,780
- Employment: 147,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Pittsfield, MA ($82,910)
--- Santa Fe, NM ($68,440)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($60,110)

#22. Self-enrichment teachers

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $32,290
- #415 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,230
- Employment: 216,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)

#21. Preschool teachers, except special education

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $35,140
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 391,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
--- Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)

#20. Education teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,990
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,990
- Employment: 58,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($119,140)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($112,130)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($110,160)

#19. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $46,330
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,650
- Employment: 38,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($96,640)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,740)

#18. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,890
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,680
- Employment: 58,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($162,660)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,980)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($132,320)

#17. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $50,930
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,980
- Employment: 44,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($157,340)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($149,220)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($138,090)

#16. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $51,480
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,130
- Employment: 105,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($116,850)
--- Champaign-Urbana, IL ($97,110)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,200)

#15. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $52,380
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,240
- Employment: 94,720
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($180,910)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($160,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($151,060)

#14. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $53,560
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 187,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($102,210)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,730)
--- Chico, CA ($88,430)

#13. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $53,650
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,490
- Employment: 120,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($95,420)
--- Kingston, NY ($92,160)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,490)

#12. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $53,750
- #340 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- Employment: 592,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bakersfield, CA ($109,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,280)
--- Yuba City, CA ($94,480)

#11. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,310
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,480

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)

#10. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,390
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,040
- Employment: 68,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($146,700)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($109,450)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($109,310)

#9. Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $54,990
- #358 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,990

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- Employment: 1,020,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,010)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($101,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($97,490)

#8. Special education teachers, secondary school

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,330
- #281 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,100
- Employment: 145,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($110,320)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($106,590)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($103,540)

#7. Career/technical education teachers, middle school

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $55,700
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- Employment: 11,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($139,720)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,750)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,790)

#6. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,090
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,960
- Employment: 84,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,160)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,490)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($115,060)

#5. Special education teachers, middle school

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $56,520
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- Employment: 79,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,940)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($94,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($94,140)

#4. Librarians and media collections specialists

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $57,820
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- Employment: 127,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,990)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($89,220)

#3. Instructional coordinators

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- #339 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 184,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($93,890)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($93,760)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,430)

#2. Business teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,230
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Annual mean salary: $145,740
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

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