Educational Instruction and Library jobs: what they pay

$67,540avg. a year
$32.47 an hour · 9,100,570 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 64 educational instruction and library jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

Top-paying educational instruction and library jobs

Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

64 educational instruction and library jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,290$36,7801,420,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,650$63,9701,388,390
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,320$72,0401,065,210
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,030$64,370620,090
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,420$41,670524,770
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,030$38,140478,780
Self-Enrichment Teachers$54,740$46,800332,110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,650$65,120260,870
Instructional Coordinators$80,920$77,440227,760
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$147,570$107,310221,270
Tutors$48,050$43,350175,070
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,670$42,910164,090
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,260$74,260163,930
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$90,630$77,640149,840
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$72,840$68,270133,790
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,060$50,890118,590
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$72,060$63,820114,110
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$73,880$66,140113,790
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,680$66,270111,420
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$69,370$62,680108,870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$73,780$66,81095,200
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$94,700$78,62093,560
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$114,720$99,08082,150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$86,410$80,25077,960
Library Technicians$45,500$44,58068,690
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350$75,35060,830
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$89,580$78,76057,720
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,840$84,62050,190
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$91,550$79,94047,670
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$93,860$80,34041,530
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$124,520$109,27040,270
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$65,860$61,54037,310
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,420$96,98035,480
Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,750$76,58033,930
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$76,380$64,83029,510
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$90,010$78,58029,420
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$92,040$80,26020,460
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$144,770$128,50020,060
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$105,210$93,25019,980
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$89,990$79,35019,830
History Teachers, Postsecondary$96,580$83,82018,790
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$108,100$98,07016,970
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$71,590$65,03016,870
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$88,390$72,99016,580
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$87,550$76,59013,150
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$111,460$100,31013,090
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$86,620$77,27012,630
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$83,940$77,57012,610
Museum Technicians and Conservators$57,410$51,44012,310
Curators$71,560$63,42012,150
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$96,980$84,29011,850
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$138,850$123,92011,560
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$98,330$85,02011,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$116,020$103,1709,900
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,050$98,7008,920
Farm and Home Management Educators$61,060$60,2208,220
Archivists$70,640$64,5507,970
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250$96,8707,700
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$103,610$94,9806,690
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$106,880$99,6505,240
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$88,110$80,3403,630
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$102,350$97,5903,330
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$81,940$75,8702,770
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,450$101,4201,520

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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.