High paying teaching and library jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ann Arbor, MI. 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 Ann Arbor, MI run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Ann Arbor, MI salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Ann Arbor, MI · Employed

1Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$185,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,550 – $368,85070
2Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$142,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,610 – $230,950140
3Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$141,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,470 – $172,89080
4Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$140,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,860 – $225,890710
5Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$138,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,060 – $226,86080
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$137,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,670 – $325,900310
7Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$137,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,100 – $314,500140
8English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$137,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,820 – $138,870350
9Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$136,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,470 – $179,100160
10Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$109,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,260 – $176,590230
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$108,400
Bachelor's degree
$35,550 – $136,460250
12Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$106,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,380 – $172,470240
13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$105,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,850 – $188,180180
14Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$105,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,600 – $230,50070
15Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$105,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,560 – $173,210100
16Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$105,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,990 – $179,090290
17Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$87,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,310 – $184,170150
18Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,690 – $137,020190
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$83,200
Master's degree
$48,420 – $106,090330
20Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$82,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,180 – $136,260330
21Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,710
Bachelor's degree
$46,130 – $93,46090
22Instructional Coordinators$81,120
Master's degree
$58,230 – $99,520330
23Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,860 – $96,430100
24Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,310
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $95,460110
25Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$68,270
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $101,25080
26Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$66,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,610 – $93,570230
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,060
Bachelor's degree
$49,100 – $94,3901,630
28Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,190 – $95,1901,040
29Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,520
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $86,040520
30Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,500
Bachelor's degree
$25,960 – $93,77090
31Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,310
Bachelor's degree
$35,520 – $93,72090
32Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,030
Bachelor's degree
$39,410 – $82,320160
33Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $75,400380
34Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,990
Bachelor's degree
$33,790 – $76,42012,860
35Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,920
Bachelor's degree
$29,430 – $59,570130
36Tutors$37,380
Some college, no degree
$33,780 – $47,5601,820
37Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,070
Associate's degree
$30,260 – $48,600610
38Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,030
Some college, no degree
$29,100 – $42,9901,760
39Museum Technicians and Conservators$33,780
Bachelor's degree
$33,780 – $49,87080

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnn Arbor, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$185,830	$100,550 – $368,850	70
2	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$142,840	$78,610 – $230,950	140
3	Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$141,400	$86,470 – $172,890	80
4	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$140,450	$83,860 – $225,890	710
5	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$138,330	$82,060 – $226,860	80
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,720	$67,670 – $325,900	310
7	Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,430	$81,100 – $314,500	140
8	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,400	$66,820 – $138,870	350
9	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$136,090	$88,470 – $179,100	160
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,080	$62,260 – $176,590	230
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$108,400	$35,550 – $136,460	250
12	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,140	$66,380 – $172,470	240
13	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,640	$55,850 – $188,180	180
14	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,520	$58,600 – $230,500	70
15	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,440	$52,560 – $173,210	100
16	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,290	$67,990 – $179,090	290
17	Social Work Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$87,920	$53,310 – $184,170	150
18	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,000	$55,690 – $137,020	190
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$83,200	$48,420 – $106,090	330
20	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$82,820	$59,180 – $136,260	330
21	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,710	$46,130 – $93,460	90
22	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,120	$58,230 – $99,520	330
23	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,080	$51,860 – $96,430	100
24	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,310	$49,300 – $95,460	110
25	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$68,270	$47,560 – $101,250	80
26	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$66,710	$49,610 – $93,570	230
27	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,060	$49,100 – $94,390	1,630
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,780	$49,190 – $95,190	1,040
29	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,520	$47,630 – $86,040	520
30	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,500	$25,960 – $93,770	90
31	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,310	$35,520 – $93,720	90
32	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,030	$39,410 – $82,320	160
33	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,030	$28,440 – $75,400	380
34	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,990	$33,790 – $76,420	12,860
35	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,920	$29,430 – $59,570	130
36	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,380	$33,780 – $47,560	1,820
37	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,070	$30,260 – $48,600	610
38	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,030	$29,100 – $42,990	1,760
39	Museum Technicians and ConservatorsBachelor's degree	$33,780	$33,780 – $49,870	80

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