High paying teaching and library jobs in Delaware

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Delaware. 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 Delaware run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Delaware salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Delaware.

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

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OccupationMedian, Delaware · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$130,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,790 – $290,620210
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$130,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,830 – $207,780280
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$105,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,840 – $200,430260
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$103,320
Master's degree
$31,200 – $158,900150
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$98,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,800 – $137,820240
6Instructional Coordinators$79,290
Master's degree
$49,390 – $98,990980
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$62,010 – $95,920560
8Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$78,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,360 – $104,630200
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,490
Bachelor's degree
$57,020 – $94,8301,160
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,960
Bachelor's degree
$51,420 – $95,2205,360
11Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,700
Master's degree
$56,940 – $102,160370
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,920
Bachelor's degree
$50,330 – $94,1002,900
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$67,780
Bachelor's degree
$48,310 – $94,7602,350
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,990
Bachelor's degree
$51,350 – $95,5001,070
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,400
Bachelor's degree
$50,950 – $99,140190
16Library Technicians$47,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,830 – $60,560210
17Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,830
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $47,3005,040
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,360
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $44,2702,000
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$34,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $81,300260
20Tutors$33,240
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $41,920590

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

#	Occupation	MedianDelaware	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$130,730	$76,790 – $290,620	210
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$130,370	$54,830 – $207,780	280
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,780	$64,840 – $200,430	260
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$103,320	$31,200 – $158,900	150
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,170	$61,800 – $137,820	240
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,290	$49,390 – $98,990	980
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,230	$62,010 – $95,920	560
8	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$78,600	$49,360 – $104,630	200
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,490	$57,020 – $94,830	1,160
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,960	$51,420 – $95,220	5,360
11	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,700	$56,940 – $102,160	370
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,920	$50,330 – $94,100	2,900
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$67,780	$48,310 – $94,760	2,350
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,990	$51,350 – $95,500	1,070
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,400	$50,950 – $99,140	190
16	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,580	$34,830 – $60,560	210
17	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,830	$31,200 – $47,300	5,040
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,360	$31,200 – $44,270	2,000
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,730	$31,200 – $81,300	260
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$33,240	$31,200 – $41,920	590

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