High paying teaching and library jobs in Boulder, CO

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boulder, CO. 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 Boulder, CO run 5.2% above the national average (2024), so a Boulder, CO salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Boulder, CO · Employed

1Teachers and Instructors, All Other$102,160
Bachelor's degree
$42,400 – $128,430130
2Instructional Coordinators$100,630
Master's degree
$52,120 – $121,830180
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$99,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,760 – $202,83060
4Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$82,140
Bachelor's degree
$64,420 – $127,370210
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$81,550
Master's degree
$58,800 – $124,130170
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,450
Bachelor's degree
$62,360 – $125,8801,280
7Special Education Teachers, Middle School$80,960
Bachelor's degree
$63,310 – $126,590150
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,920
Bachelor's degree
$64,770 – $124,350280
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$80,640
Bachelor's degree
$60,420 – $125,4201,630
10Special Education Teachers, Preschool$80,230
Bachelor's degree
$66,440 – $106,83090
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,830
Bachelor's degree
$63,230 – $124,510850
12Business Teachers, Postsecondary$79,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,930 – $147,040360
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$79,150
Bachelor's degree
$61,450 – $102,800200
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,140
Bachelor's degree
$57,650 – $105,54060
15Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,880 – $126,860190
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,210 – $134,43080
17Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$78,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,980 – $128,02080
18Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,250 – $132,920150
19Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,780 – $138,89080
20Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$71,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,210 – $211,070130
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,780
Bachelor's degree
$61,280 – $95,17060
22Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$61,450
Bachelor's degree
$38,780 – $101,640230
23Tutors$50,070
Some college, no degree
$38,170 – $97,840360
24Library Technicians$49,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,130 – $60,230190
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,530
Associate's degree
$36,660 – $80,140390
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,630 – $82,520880
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,800
Some college, no degree
$30,800 – $44,1801,340

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoulder, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,160	$42,400 – $128,430	130
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$100,630	$52,120 – $121,830	180
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$99,360	$37,760 – $202,830	60
4	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,140	$64,420 – $127,370	210
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$81,550	$58,800 – $124,130	170
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,450	$62,360 – $125,880	1,280
7	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,960	$63,310 – $126,590	150
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,920	$64,770 – $124,350	280
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,640	$60,420 – $125,420	1,630
10	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$80,230	$66,440 – $106,830	90
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,830	$63,230 – $124,510	850
12	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,580	$61,930 – $147,040	360
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,150	$61,450 – $102,800	200
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,140	$57,650 – $105,540	60
15	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,060	$36,880 – $126,860	190
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,420	$60,210 – $134,430	80
17	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,310	$62,980 – $128,020	80
18	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,280	$62,250 – $132,920	150
19	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,560	$60,780 – $138,890	80
20	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$71,460	$52,210 – $211,070	130
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$63,780	$61,280 – $95,170	60
22	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,450	$38,780 – $101,640	230
23	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,070	$38,170 – $97,840	360
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,290	$39,130 – $60,230	190
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,530	$36,660 – $80,140	390
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,450	$34,630 – $82,520	880
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$30,800	$30,800 – $44,180	1,340

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