High paying teaching and library jobs in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY run 4.2% below the national average (2024), so a Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 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, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$128,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,790 – $213,570270
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,680 – $216,130380
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$93,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,990 – $167,540210
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$89,950
Bachelor's degree
$48,880 – $107,2502,870
5Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$86,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,400 – $206,7701,180
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,660 – $160,760340
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$82,480
Master's degree
$52,370 – $167,390450
8English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,130 – $173,020360
9Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,000 – $164,120240
10Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,150 – $168,280460
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,280
Bachelor's degree
$48,550 – $109,2803,160
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,700
Bachelor's degree
$49,570 – $102,770560
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,490
Bachelor's degree
$48,080 – $106,9805,810
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,440 – $112,650420
15Instructional Coordinators$73,720
Master's degree
$41,640 – $108,110670
16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,520 – $105,450740
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$72,530
Bachelor's degree
$51,700 – $102,240680
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$71,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $103,6001,290
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$67,090
Master's degree
$49,050 – $103,060500
20Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$63,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,600 – $152,820380
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$61,540
Bachelor's degree
$44,670 – $79,080330
22Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,520
Bachelor's degree
$45,620 – $126,950200
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$55,700
Bachelor's degree
$49,030 – $104,360400
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,060 – $76,7401,270
25Tutors$44,230
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $83,200450
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,740
Bachelor's degree
$34,280 – $49,1703,380
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,990
Associate's degree
$35,450 – $61,5901,460
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,670
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $46,6307,560

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

#	Occupation	MedianBuffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,920	$61,790 – $213,570	270
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,430	$52,680 – $216,130	380
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$93,160	$52,990 – $167,540	210
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$89,950	$48,880 – $107,250	2,870
5	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,780	$51,400 – $206,770	1,180
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,660	$52,660 – $160,760	340
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$82,480	$52,370 – $167,390	450
8	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,680	$52,130 – $173,020	360
9	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,200	$52,000 – $164,120	240
10	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,560	$53,150 – $168,280	460
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,280	$48,550 – $109,280	3,160
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,700	$49,570 – $102,770	560
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,490	$48,080 – $106,980	5,810
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,460	$46,440 – $112,650	420
15	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$73,720	$41,640 – $108,110	670
16	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,570	$50,520 – $105,450	740
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,530	$51,700 – $102,240	680
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$71,570	$50,190 – $103,600	1,290
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$67,090	$49,050 – $103,060	500
20	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,900	$48,600 – $152,820	380
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,540	$44,670 – $79,080	330
22	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$59,520	$45,620 – $126,950	200
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$55,700	$49,030 – $104,360	400
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$33,060 – $76,740	1,270
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,230	$32,240 – $83,200	450
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,740	$34,280 – $49,170	3,380
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,990	$35,450 – $61,590	1,460
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,670	$32,240 – $46,630	7,560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. 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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