High paying teaching and library jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY run 0.4% below the national average (2024), so a Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$103,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,280 – $171,040260
2Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,130 – $126,860170
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,510 – $167,560330
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,470 – $135,030430
5Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,840 – $185,470210
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$82,220
Bachelor's degree
$60,130 – $105,230740
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$82,030
Master's degree
$52,490 – $136,570410
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,800
Bachelor's degree
$62,050 – $103,580330
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$81,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,260 – $170,160250
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,760
Bachelor's degree
$60,870 – $105,3801,890
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,620
Bachelor's degree
$57,560 – $104,1203,500
12Instructional Coordinators$79,920
Master's degree
$56,380 – $121,3501,160
13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,990 – $125,700330
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,510 – $104,3903,550
15Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,230 – $114,320270
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,420
Bachelor's degree
$58,720 – $106,760620
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,210
Bachelor's degree
$59,790 – $106,820710
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$72,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,050 – $104,380220
19Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$71,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,710 – $105,230370
20Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$69,870
Master's degree
$46,680 – $96,520650
21Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$65,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,820 – $104,980170
22Special Education Teachers, Preschool$64,690
Bachelor's degree
$46,730 – $130,040210
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,020
Bachelor's degree
$45,380 – $95,900200
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,140 – $97,1201,220
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$45,860
Bachelor's degree
$32,920 – $61,830750
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,790
Associate's degree
$36,360 – $58,7501,000
27Tutors$42,760
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $73,440300
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,870
Bachelor's degree
$33,800 – $73,3902,270
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,110
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $48,0107,170

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,550	$64,280 – $171,040	260
2	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,780	$62,130 – $126,860	170
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,430	$60,510 – $167,560	330
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,980	$40,470 – $135,030	430
5	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,250	$52,840 – $185,470	210
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,220	$60,130 – $105,230	740
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$82,030	$52,490 – $136,570	410
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,800	$62,050 – $103,580	330
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,040	$58,260 – $170,160	250
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,760	$60,870 – $105,380	1,890
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,620	$57,560 – $104,120	3,500
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,920	$56,380 – $121,350	1,160
13	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,680	$50,990 – $125,700	330
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,240	$51,510 – $104,390	3,550
15	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,570	$42,230 – $114,320	270
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,420	$58,720 – $106,760	620
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,210	$59,790 – $106,820	710
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$72,920	$48,050 – $104,380	220
19	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$71,390	$40,710 – $105,230	370
20	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$69,870	$46,680 – $96,520	650
21	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,360	$39,820 – $104,980	170
22	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$64,690	$46,730 – $130,040	210
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,020	$45,380 – $95,900	200
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,750	$34,140 – $97,120	1,220
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$45,860	$32,920 – $61,830	750
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,790	$36,360 – $58,750	1,000
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$42,760	$32,240 – $73,440	300
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,870	$33,800 – $73,390	2,270
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,110	$32,240 – $48,010	7,170

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