High paying teaching and library jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD run 4.5% above the national average (2024), so a Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$107,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,460 – $198,0101,590
2Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$101,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,810 – $118,510760
3Teachers and Instructors, All Other$99,430
Bachelor's degree
$57,450 – $149,2202,810
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,030 – $211,060470
5Instructional Coordinators$92,600
Master's degree
$62,510 – $124,0901,610
6Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$85,590
Master's degree
$50,900 – $218,070860
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,520 – $128,410440
8English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,010 – $135,130440
9Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,340 – $160,570540
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$83,090
Master's degree
$52,910 – $108,1601,540
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$81,140
Bachelor's degree
$62,030 – $105,3001,360
12Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$80,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,550 – $177,9302,200
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,710
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $109,770560
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,360
Bachelor's degree
$60,860 – $115,5406,420
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,350
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $99,8409,300
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$49,420 – $102,08013,150
17Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,090
Bachelor's degree
$62,250 – $104,9702,270
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$73,940
Bachelor's degree
$57,290 – $104,650650
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,830
Bachelor's degree
$36,920 – $79,290570
20Tutors$56,200
Some college, no degree
$31,510 – $119,4602,470
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,050
Bachelor's degree
$32,770 – $82,760860
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,470 – $105,4503,140
23Library Technicians$48,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,760 – $63,170900
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,280
Associate's degree
$35,540 – $67,5104,610
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,090
Bachelor's degree
$32,680 – $50,7902,250
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,200
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $57,11011,310

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

#	Occupation	MedianBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,120	$62,460 – $198,010	1,590
2	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$101,700	$62,810 – $118,510	760
3	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,430	$57,450 – $149,220	2,810
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,070	$54,030 – $211,060	470
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$92,600	$62,510 – $124,090	1,610
6	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,590	$50,900 – $218,070	860
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,050	$40,520 – $128,410	440
8	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,640	$51,010 – $135,130	440
9	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,500	$51,340 – $160,570	540
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$83,090	$52,910 – $108,160	1,540
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,140	$62,030 – $105,300	1,360
12	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$80,990	$48,550 – $177,930	2,200
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,710	$62,150 – $109,770	560
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,360	$60,860 – $115,540	6,420
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,350	$61,660 – $99,840	9,300
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,400	$49,420 – $102,080	13,150
17	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,090	$62,250 – $104,970	2,270
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$73,940	$57,290 – $104,650	650
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,830	$36,920 – $79,290	570
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$56,200	$31,510 – $119,460	2,470
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,050	$32,770 – $82,760	860
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,770	$31,470 – $105,450	3,140
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,090	$34,760 – $63,170	900
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,280	$35,540 – $67,510	4,610
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,090	$32,680 – $50,790	2,250
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,200	$31,200 – $57,110	11,310

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