High paying teaching and library jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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.

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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$109,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,770 – $227,9201,070
2Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$83,550
Master's degree
$48,780 – $138,660680
3Instructional Coordinators$82,130
Master's degree
$52,640 – $122,7702,210
4Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,520
Bachelor's degree
$51,650 – $103,4401,230
5Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,500
Bachelor's degree
$49,350 – $106,0201,250
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$78,980
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $124,3701,920
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,520
Bachelor's degree
$48,920 – $101,3109,080
8Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$70,800
Bachelor's degree
$40,670 – $100,840780
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$66,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,770 – $124,780860
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,210
Bachelor's degree
$48,750 – $99,46018,390
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,140
Bachelor's degree
$47,310 – $99,7206,900
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,250
Bachelor's degree
$49,040 – $107,8901,710
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,060
Master's degree
$45,300 – $93,0701,520
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$52,170
Bachelor's degree
$32,270 – $100,570900
15Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$49,300
Bachelor's degree
$30,800 – $82,6101,480
16Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,680
Bachelor's degree
$31,630 – $65,9301,480
17Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,430
Bachelor's degree
$30,950 – $83,3102,150
18Tutors$44,210
Some college, no degree
$28,050 – $71,1401,790
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,510 – $74,4203,220
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,500
Associate's degree
$30,760 – $51,9704,570
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,450
Some college, no degree
$26,570 – $46,30014,660
22Library Technicians$29,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,960 – $48,740650

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

#	Occupation	MedianDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,180	$39,770 – $227,920	1,070
2	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$83,550	$48,780 – $138,660	680
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,130	$52,640 – $122,770	2,210
4	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,520	$51,650 – $103,440	1,230
5	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,500	$49,350 – $106,020	1,250
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,980	$51,440 – $124,370	1,920
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,520	$48,920 – $101,310	9,080
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$70,800	$40,670 – $100,840	780
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$66,150	$48,770 – $124,780	860
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,210	$48,750 – $99,460	18,390
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,140	$47,310 – $99,720	6,900
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$63,250	$49,040 – $107,890	1,710
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,060	$45,300 – $93,070	1,520
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$52,170	$32,270 – $100,570	900
15	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,300	$30,800 – $82,610	1,480
16	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$46,680	$31,630 – $65,930	1,480
17	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,430	$30,950 – $83,310	2,150
18	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,210	$28,050 – $71,140	1,790
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,620	$28,510 – $74,420	3,220
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,500	$30,760 – $51,970	4,570
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,450	$26,570 – $46,300	14,660
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,640	$25,960 – $48,740	650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. 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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