High paying teaching and library jobs in Columbus, OH

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbus, OH. 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 Columbus, OH run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Columbus, OH 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

Find teaching jobs in Columbus, OH

OccupationMedian, Columbus, OH · Employed

1Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,620 – $130,750400
2Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,400
Bachelor's degree
$51,340 – $118,6509,210
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$80,700
Master's degree
$31,170 – $121,820650
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$80,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,660 – $222,830750
5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$79,470
Bachelor's degree
$51,400 – $100,720730
6Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$79,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,030 – $217,5001,400
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$23,340 – $121,320880
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,150
Bachelor's degree
$48,760 – $102,0509,950
9Instructional Coordinators$77,830
Master's degree
$51,220 – $106,950910
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,380 – $103,5702,330
11Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,180 – $122,8601,010
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,860
Bachelor's degree
$39,910 – $101,9202,170
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,120
Master's degree
$48,620 – $104,430850
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,410
Bachelor's degree
$47,300 – $103,0806,640
15English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$63,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,920 – $103,830520
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,690
Bachelor's degree
$41,580 – $112,950530
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,420
Bachelor's degree
$50,010 – $102,3501,370
18Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$22,260 – $108,680430
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$53,790
Bachelor's degree
$23,980 – $86,720360
20Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,710
Bachelor's degree
$30,990 – $57,950830
21Tutors$39,820
Some college, no degree
$27,140 – $83,6401,000
22Library Technicians$39,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,800 – $51,070870
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,940
Bachelor's degree
$29,970 – $47,4703,390
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,880 – $78,4002,000
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,900
Some college, no degree
$27,170 – $47,9308,270
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,370
Associate's degree
$27,610 – $43,9904,890

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

#	Occupation	MedianColumbus, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,620	$48,620 – $130,750	400
2	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,400	$51,340 – $118,650	9,210
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$80,700	$31,170 – $121,820	650
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,670	$38,660 – $222,830	750
5	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,470	$51,400 – $100,720	730
6	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,060	$50,030 – $217,500	1,400
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,040	$23,340 – $121,320	880
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,150	$48,760 – $102,050	9,950
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,830	$51,220 – $106,950	910
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,710	$49,380 – $103,570	2,330
11	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$74,940	$38,180 – $122,860	1,010
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,860	$39,910 – $101,920	2,170
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,120	$48,620 – $104,430	850
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,410	$47,300 – $103,080	6,640
15	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,590	$48,920 – $103,830	520
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,690	$41,580 – $112,950	530
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,420	$50,010 – $102,350	1,370
18	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,390	$22,260 – $108,680	430
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,790	$23,980 – $86,720	360
20	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,710	$30,990 – $57,950	830
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$39,820	$27,140 – $83,640	1,000
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,070	$34,800 – $51,070	870
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,940	$29,970 – $47,470	3,390
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,870	$24,880 – $78,400	2,000
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,900	$27,170 – $47,930	8,270
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,370	$27,610 – $43,990	4,890

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

More for Columbus, OH

Other metro areas in OH

By field in Columbus, OH

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Columbus, OH to rank honestly.

High paying teaching and library jobs in Columbus, OH

More for Columbus, OH

Other metro areas in OH

By field in Columbus, OH

Without a degree

High paying teaching and library jobs in each state