High paying teaching and library jobs in Connecticut

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Connecticut. 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 Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Connecticut.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$124,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,460 – $206,360640
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,750 – $294,6801,310
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,810
Bachelor's degree
$77,410 – $115,9801,910
4English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$97,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,240 – $131,520940
5Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,330 – $200,720870
6Instructional Coordinators$96,170
Master's degree
$58,820 – $129,9101,780
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$95,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,790 – $130,3801,380
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$93,610
Bachelor's degree
$60,070 – $110,1207,920
9Special Education Teachers, Middle School$92,900
Bachelor's degree
$61,370 – $107,6601,260
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$90,030
Bachelor's degree
$61,730 – $111,4501,420
11Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,960 – $160,520820
12Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,620 – $137,140920
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$82,950
Bachelor's degree
$58,560 – $107,0402,810
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,710
Bachelor's degree
$60,150 – $111,8801,920
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,970
Bachelor's degree
$51,710 – $113,61014,800
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,100 – $127,400900
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$80,600
Bachelor's degree
$58,870 – $105,89016,330
18Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$79,210
Master's degree
$50,340 – $116,7202,550
19Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,600
Master's degree
$49,420 – $165,2001,430
20Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,940 – $129,5901,940
21Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,270
Bachelor's degree
$37,680 – $99,5501,610
22Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,480
Bachelor's degree
$40,730 – $102,0501,400
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $105,1901,130
24Library Technicians$57,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $80,180930
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$55,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $109,9905,080
26Tutors$50,350
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $82,4603,230
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,740
Associate's degree
$35,460 – $80,4005,230
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,460
Bachelor's degree
$35,050 – $63,9805,950
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,110
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $49,69019,740

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

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$124,350	$64,460 – $206,360	640
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,750	$59,750 – $294,680	1,310
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$100,810	$77,410 – $115,980	1,910
4	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,310	$60,240 – $131,520	940
5	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,470	$61,330 – $200,720	870
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$96,170	$58,820 – $129,910	1,780
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,500	$60,790 – $130,380	1,380
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$93,610	$60,070 – $110,120	7,920
9	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$92,900	$61,370 – $107,660	1,260
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$90,030	$61,730 – $111,450	1,420
11	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,020	$58,960 – $160,520	820
12	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,500	$60,620 – $137,140	920
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,950	$58,560 – $107,040	2,810
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,710	$60,150 – $111,880	1,920
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,970	$51,710 – $113,610	14,800
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,620	$49,100 – $127,400	900
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,600	$58,870 – $105,890	16,330
18	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$79,210	$50,340 – $116,720	2,550
19	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,600	$49,420 – $165,200	1,430
20	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,220	$38,940 – $129,590	1,940
21	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,270	$37,680 – $99,550	1,610
22	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,480	$40,730 – $102,050	1,400
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,420	$46,090 – $105,190	1,130
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,060	$34,010 – $80,180	930
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,240	$35,610 – $109,990	5,080
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,350	$34,010 – $82,460	3,230
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,740	$35,460 – $80,400	5,230
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,460	$35,050 – $63,980	5,950
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,110	$34,010 – $49,690	19,740

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