High paying teaching and library jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ. 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$102,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,380 – $132,670150
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$97,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,850 – $202,100250
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,550 – $164,320240
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,200
Bachelor's degree
$64,420 – $98,480550
5Special Education Teachers, Middle School$80,510
Bachelor's degree
$61,480 – $99,830250
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,480 – $128,390140
7Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,090 – $124,270130
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$59,840 – $99,6203,750
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,620
Bachelor's degree
$56,960 – $100,6401,460
10English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,640 – $121,120170
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,040
Bachelor's degree
$53,870 – $99,2504,260
12Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,040 – $103,410360
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,850
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $98,810780
14Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,030 – $102,520170
15Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,730
Master's degree
$40,030 – $123,730200
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,190
Bachelor's degree
$59,590 – $96,350530
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$74,930
Master's degree
$37,330 – $94,030280
18Instructional Coordinators$72,150
Master's degree
$47,370 – $106,630430
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,250
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $92,600300
20Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$62,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,380 – $106,870180
21Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,540 – $95,590200
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,370
Bachelor's degree
$34,570 – $78,750290
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $74,580970
24Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$39,730
Bachelor's degree
$16,980 – $78,980120
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,540
Bachelor's degree
$30,760 – $54,710690
26Tutors$37,300
Some college, no degree
$25,700 – $74,090260
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,780
Associate's degree
$30,820 – $49,6901,420
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,120
Some college, no degree
$28,160 – $47,3603,860

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

#	Occupation	MedianAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,840	$72,380 – $132,670	150
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,720	$45,850 – $202,100	250
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,060	$46,550 – $164,320	240
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,200	$64,420 – $98,480	550
5	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,510	$61,480 – $99,830	250
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,440	$47,480 – $128,390	140
7	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,380	$61,090 – $124,270	130
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,990	$59,840 – $99,620	3,750
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,620	$56,960 – $100,640	1,460
10	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,100	$46,640 – $121,120	170
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,040	$53,870 – $99,250	4,260
12	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,880	$47,040 – $103,410	360
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,850	$57,480 – $98,810	780
14	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,000	$46,030 – $102,520	170
15	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$75,730	$40,030 – $123,730	200
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,190	$59,590 – $96,350	530
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$74,930	$37,330 – $94,030	280
18	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$72,150	$47,370 – $106,630	430
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,250	$47,630 – $92,600	300
20	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$62,050	$40,380 – $106,870	180
21	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,010	$39,540 – $95,590	200
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,370	$34,570 – $78,750	290
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,130	$29,530 – $74,580	970
24	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$39,730	$16,980 – $78,980	120
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,540	$30,760 – $54,710	690
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,300	$25,700 – $74,090	260
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,780	$30,820 – $49,690	1,420
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,120	$28,160 – $47,360	3,860

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ. 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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