High paying teaching and library jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH run 8.3% above the national average (2024), so a Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$164,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,240 – $343,1907,830
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$135,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,720 – $275,3402,010
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,710 – $296,6901,380
4Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$119,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,120 – $218,1901,060
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$103,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,220 – $287,6701,120
6Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,000 – $295,5003,250
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$101,250
Bachelor's degree
$77,580 – $121,3001,730
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,080 – $124,62020,600
9Instructional Coordinators$98,370
Master's degree
$58,250 – $129,9504,450
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,060
Bachelor's degree
$61,660 – $124,88020,340
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$97,410
Bachelor's degree
$62,150 – $127,2104,980
12Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$96,170
Master's degree
$61,800 – $157,1003,820
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,170
Bachelor's degree
$60,670 – $109,55011,530
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$87,630
Bachelor's degree
$60,790 – $124,0803,920
15English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$87,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,260 – $175,6002,110
16Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,720 – $167,4001,320
17Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$83,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,150 – $138,2401,560
18Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$82,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,350 – $140,0801,690
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,420
Bachelor's degree
$53,670 – $122,820850
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$81,700
Bachelor's degree
$58,900 – $107,5701,500
21Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,620
Bachelor's degree
$59,790 – $108,9302,150
22Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$80,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,730 – $169,480920
23Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,420 – $137,7501,680
24Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$79,450
Master's degree
$52,080 – $113,8303,660
25Tutors$64,710
Some college, no degree
$36,360 – $101,5503,550
26Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$62,020
Bachelor's degree
$49,780 – $92,320980
27Library Technicians$57,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,430 – $71,6501,290
28Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $114,7809,110
29Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,760
Bachelor's degree
$32,840 – $77,9202,500
30Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,030
Associate's degree
$36,360 – $59,34014,500
31Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,080
Bachelor's degree
$33,750 – $63,2705,450
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,930
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $60,73026,350

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$164,450	$77,240 – $343,190	7,830
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$135,480	$80,720 – $275,340	2,010
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,070	$64,710 – $296,690	1,380
4	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$119,810	$66,120 – $218,190	1,060
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$103,340	$64,220 – $287,670	1,120
6	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,110	$59,000 – $295,500	3,250
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$101,250	$77,580 – $121,300	1,730
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$98,850	$62,080 – $124,620	20,600
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$98,370	$58,250 – $129,950	4,450
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$98,060	$61,660 – $124,880	20,340
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$97,410	$62,150 – $127,210	4,980
12	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$96,170	$61,800 – $157,100	3,820
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$94,170	$60,670 – $109,550	11,530
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$87,630	$60,790 – $124,080	3,920
15	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$87,020	$63,260 – $175,600	2,110
16	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,510	$60,720 – $167,400	1,320
17	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,550	$60,150 – $138,240	1,560
18	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,930	$59,350 – $140,080	1,690
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$82,420	$53,670 – $122,820	850
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$81,700	$58,900 – $107,570	1,500
21	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,620	$59,790 – $108,930	2,150
22	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,890	$60,730 – $169,480	920
23	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,980	$50,420 – $137,750	1,680
24	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$79,450	$52,080 – $113,830	3,660
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$64,710	$36,360 – $101,550	3,550
26	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$62,020	$49,780 – $92,320	980
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,330	$39,430 – $71,650	1,290
28	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,250	$36,980 – $114,780	9,110
29	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,760	$32,840 – $77,920	2,500
30	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,030	$36,360 – $59,340	14,500
31	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,080	$33,750 – $63,270	5,450
32	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$40,930	$31,200 – $60,730	26,350

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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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