High paying teaching and library jobs in Bellingham, WA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bellingham, WA. 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 Bellingham, WA run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Bellingham, WA salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Bellingham, WA · Employed

1Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,160
Bachelor's degree
$64,440 – $128,930430
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$102,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,320 – $228,44050
3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Bachelor's degree
$63,670 – $127,490790
4Special Education Teachers, Middle School$101,120
Bachelor's degree
$72,920 – $129,67050
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,430
Bachelor's degree
$64,070 – $127,760330
6Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$98,460
Bachelor's degree
$67,660 – $125,400170
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,380
Bachelor's degree
$75,120 – $133,080100
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$97,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,050 – $124,92060
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$96,940
Bachelor's degree
$68,250 – $129,60070
10Business Teachers, Postsecondary$95,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,690 – $197,65080
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$95,610
Bachelor's degree
$66,490 – $125,090110
12Instructional Coordinators$86,750
Master's degree
$61,660 – $129,150130
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$83,810
Master's degree
$65,020 – $130,150100
14Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,790 – $120,60050
15Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,110 – $132,27050
16English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,600 – $101,07060
17Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,550 – $127,30040
18Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,250
Bachelor's degree
$58,780 – $99,85040
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,470
Bachelor's degree
$49,390 – $105,540150
20Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,780 – $120,80060
21Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$61,270
Bachelor's degree
$48,130 – $78,10030
22Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$59,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $70,55030
23Library Technicians$57,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,930 – $69,92060
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$55,740
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $55,740600
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$51,670
Some college, no degree
$38,510 – $57,4001,200
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $76,230330
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,350
Associate's degree
$36,900 – $51,740290

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

#	Occupation	MedianBellingham, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$102,160	$64,440 – $128,930	430
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,120	$37,320 – $228,440	50
3	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$101,230	$63,670 – $127,490	790
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$101,120	$72,920 – $129,670	50
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,430	$64,070 – $127,760	330
6	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$98,460	$67,660 – $125,400	170
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,380	$75,120 – $133,080	100
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,870	$66,050 – $124,920	60
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$96,940	$68,250 – $129,600	70
10	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,630	$48,690 – $197,650	80
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$95,610	$66,490 – $125,090	110
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$86,750	$61,660 – $129,150	130
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$83,810	$65,020 – $130,150	100
14	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,810	$62,790 – $120,600	50
15	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,560	$55,110 – $132,270	50
16	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,040	$58,600 – $101,070	60
17	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,820	$61,550 – $127,300	40
18	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$78,250	$58,780 – $99,850	40
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$76,470	$49,390 – $105,540	150
20	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,190	$57,780 – $120,800	60
21	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,270	$48,130 – $78,100	30
22	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,240	$47,180 – $70,550	30
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,990	$46,930 – $69,920	60
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$55,740	$47,560 – $55,740	600
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$51,670	$38,510 – $57,400	1,200
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,930	$35,710 – $76,230	330
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,350	$36,900 – $51,740	290

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