High paying teaching and library jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,780 – $360,2406,710
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$87,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,020 – $135,050740
3Instructional Coordinators$82,880
Master's degree
$60,490 – $105,1802,260
4Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$79,620
Master's degree
$61,640 – $101,2801,000
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,400
Bachelor's degree
$51,070 – $104,270590
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$79,310
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $98,9102,110
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$51,860 – $102,0709,070
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,450
Bachelor's degree
$62,050 – $100,4301,680
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,340
Bachelor's degree
$51,390 – $101,6706,600
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,910
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $101,44012,030
11Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,650
Bachelor's degree
$37,010 – $108,680600
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$55,560 – $99,3901,000
13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$30,800 – $130,870510
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,960
Bachelor's degree
$50,260 – $100,9901,610
15Business Teachers, Postsecondary$74,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$30,800 – $176,670790
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,810
Bachelor's degree
$34,980 – $97,040830
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$70,600
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $128,0201,860
18Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$70,060
Master's degree
$30,800 – $108,280840
19Tutors$47,680
Some college, no degree
$35,750 – $80,7701,290
20Library Technicians$47,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,490 – $60,220870
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,680
Associate's degree
$36,590 – $84,7003,210
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $75,0404,850
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,910
Some college, no degree
$30,800 – $50,76010,870

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

#	Occupation	MedianDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$168,720	$80,780 – $360,240	6,710
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$87,920	$43,020 – $135,050	740
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,880	$60,490 – $105,180	2,260
4	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$79,620	$61,640 – $101,280	1,000
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,400	$51,070 – $104,270	590
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,310	$57,480 – $98,910	2,110
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,230	$51,860 – $102,070	9,070
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,450	$62,050 – $100,430	1,680
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,340	$51,390 – $101,670	6,600
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,910	$50,460 – $101,440	12,030
11	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,650	$37,010 – $108,680	600
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,400	$55,560 – $99,390	1,000
13	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,040	$30,800 – $130,870	510
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,960	$50,260 – $100,990	1,610
15	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,490	$30,800 – $176,670	790
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$73,810	$34,980 – $97,040	830
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$70,600	$47,560 – $128,020	1,860
18	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$70,060	$30,800 – $108,280	840
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$47,680	$35,750 – $80,770	1,290
20	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,180	$38,490 – $60,220	870
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,680	$36,590 – $84,700	3,210
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$35,920 – $75,040	4,850
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,910	$30,800 – $50,760	10,870

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. 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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