High paying teaching and library jobs in Akron, OH

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Akron, OH. 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 Akron, OH run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Akron, OH salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Akron, OH · Employed

1Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,820
Bachelor's degree
$46,990 – $102,1903,960
2Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,640
Bachelor's degree
$61,020 – $101,850360
3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,560
Bachelor's degree
$46,690 – $99,5502,010
4Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,490 – $100,570880
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,760
Bachelor's degree
$46,330 – $100,210540
6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,460
Bachelor's degree
$44,830 – $103,3001,040
7Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$76,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,800 – $98,710100
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$74,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,150 – $222,220320
9Instructional Coordinators$71,660
Master's degree
$44,660 – $109,160240
10Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$71,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,570 – $99,240200
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$67,150
Bachelor's degree
$48,090 – $91,760250
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$66,240
Bachelor's degree
$38,260 – $93,750110
13English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$66,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,580 – $103,160120
14Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,020 – $99,750210
15Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,710 – $126,900140
16Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,690
Bachelor's degree
$34,120 – $96,370210
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$51,260
Master's degree
$47,050 – $90,240240
18Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,150
Bachelor's degree
$29,330 – $54,910140
19Tutors$45,630
Some college, no degree
$28,020 – $74,980410
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,600 – $62,760560
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,960
Some college, no degree
$27,370 – $46,7502,500
22Library Technicians$34,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,260 – $42,800300
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,490
Associate's degree
$27,670 – $44,1001,130
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$33,610
Bachelor's degree
$28,040 – $49,060250

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

#	Occupation	MedianAkron, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,820	$46,990 – $102,190	3,960
2	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,640	$61,020 – $101,850	360
3	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,560	$46,690 – $99,550	2,010
4	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,780	$49,490 – $100,570	880
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,760	$46,330 – $100,210	540
6	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,460	$44,830 – $103,300	1,040
7	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,280	$51,800 – $98,710	100
8	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,340	$47,150 – $222,220	320
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$71,660	$44,660 – $109,160	240
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$71,260	$37,570 – $99,240	200
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$67,150	$48,090 – $91,760	250
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$66,240	$38,260 – $93,750	110
13	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,040	$48,580 – $103,160	120
14	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,700	$52,020 – $99,750	210
15	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,390	$38,710 – $126,900	140
16	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,690	$34,120 – $96,370	210
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$51,260	$47,050 – $90,240	240
18	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,150	$29,330 – $54,910	140
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,630	$28,020 – $74,980	410
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,000	$26,600 – $62,760	560
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,960	$27,370 – $46,750	2,500
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,910	$22,260 – $42,800	300
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,490	$27,670 – $44,100	1,130
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$33,610	$28,040 – $49,060	250

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