High paying teaching and library jobs in Bangor, ME

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bangor, ME. 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 Bangor, ME run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Bangor, ME salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Bangor, ME · Employed

1Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$107,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,260 – $175,95080
2Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,910 – $178,64050
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,040 – $113,01070
4Instructional Coordinators$81,220
Master's degree
$54,240 – $101,84030
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,910
Master's degree
$50,550 – $133,10040
6Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,490 – $106,87040
7English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$66,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,110 – $126,46040
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $80,200210
9Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,090
Master's degree
$47,130 – $78,67070
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,290
Bachelor's degree
$40,800 – $80,040430
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,260
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $116,50070
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,080
Bachelor's degree
$46,380 – $83,490940
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,160 – $77,74060
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,570
Bachelor's degree
$44,680 – $73,890150
15Tutors$48,490
Some college, no degree
$30,470 – $74,14030
16Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$47,650
Bachelor's degree
$41,480 – $71,09050
17Library Technicians$47,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,890 – $51,07060
18Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,120
Some college, no degree
$35,600 – $49,5701,030
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,880 – $84,060130
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,780
Associate's degree
$34,730 – $61,830120
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,030
Bachelor's degree
$30,470 – $44,710230

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

#	Occupation	MedianBangor, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,240	$53,260 – $175,950	80
2	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,010	$52,910 – $178,640	50
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,860	$52,040 – $113,010	70
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,220	$54,240 – $101,840	30
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,910	$50,550 – $133,100	40
6	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,590	$40,490 – $106,870	40
7	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,570	$52,110 – $126,460	40
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,090	$46,580 – $80,200	210
9	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,090	$47,130 – $78,670	70
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,290	$40,800 – $80,040	430
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,260	$46,500 – $116,500	70
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,080	$46,380 – $83,490	940
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,610	$47,160 – $77,740	60
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,570	$44,680 – $73,890	150
15	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,490	$30,470 – $74,140	30
16	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$47,650	$41,480 – $71,090	50
17	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,000	$33,890 – $51,070	60
18	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,120	$35,600 – $49,570	1,030
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,100	$30,880 – $84,060	130
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,780	$34,730 – $61,830	120
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$35,030	$30,470 – $44,710	230

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