High paying teaching and library jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$94,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,050 – $217,250640
2Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,060
Bachelor's degree
$50,950 – $97,020730
3Instructional Coordinators$78,680
Master's degree
$47,840 – $106,270750
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,410 – $124,370880
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$67,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$22,260 – $105,8801,010
6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$67,180
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $101,1604,480
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,190
Bachelor's degree
$48,660 – $101,1508,450
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,740
Bachelor's degree
$47,790 – $98,9509,150
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,680
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $99,2901,720
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,430
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $95,9402,020
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$64,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,000 – $99,590820
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,070
Master's degree
$45,380 – $89,180870
13English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,840 – $99,990400
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,150
Bachelor's degree
$42,160 – $82,530680
15Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$22,260 – $102,720450
16Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$61,290
Master's degree
$22,260 – $100,660590
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,490
Bachelor's degree
$24,540 – $93,540490
18Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$49,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$22,260 – $167,8501,640
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,990
Bachelor's degree
$22,260 – $91,480430
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,150 – $61,8101,830
21Tutors$37,100
Some college, no degree
$22,260 – $74,4601,010
22Library Technicians$37,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,210 – $56,670560
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,360
Some college, no degree
$26,950 – $47,2909,540
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,430
Associate's degree
$27,090 – $49,7104,390
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,130
Bachelor's degree
$27,510 – $44,650810

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

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,960	$23,050 – $217,250	640
2	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,060	$50,950 – $97,020	730
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,680	$47,840 – $106,270	750
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,020	$47,410 – $124,370	880
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$67,520	$22,260 – $105,880	1,010
6	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$67,180	$45,810 – $101,160	4,480
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$66,190	$48,660 – $101,150	8,450
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,740	$47,790 – $98,950	9,150
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,680	$48,770 – $99,290	1,720
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,430	$47,180 – $95,940	2,020
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,090	$46,000 – $99,590	820
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,070	$45,380 – $89,180	870
13	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,770	$23,840 – $99,990	400
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,150	$42,160 – $82,530	680
15	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,450	$22,260 – $102,720	450
16	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$61,290	$22,260 – $100,660	590
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$56,490	$24,540 – $93,540	490
18	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$49,020	$22,260 – $167,850	1,640
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,990	$22,260 – $91,480	430
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,300	$25,150 – $61,810	1,830
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,100	$22,260 – $74,460	1,010
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,090	$29,210 – $56,670	560
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,360	$26,950 – $47,290	9,540
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,430	$27,090 – $49,710	4,390
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$34,130	$27,510 – $44,650	810

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. 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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