High paying teaching and library jobs in Erie, PA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Erie, PA. 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 Erie, PA run 9.0% below the national average (2024), so a Erie, PA salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Erie, PA · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$106,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,650 – $172,890120
2Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$101,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,420 – $129,97040
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$97,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,080 – $154,640110
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,430 – $130,50070
5English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,500 – $130,95050
6Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,000 – $127,54050
7Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$75,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,400 – $117,04040
8Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$75,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,700 – $134,310110
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,190
Bachelor's degree
$47,150 – $81,25090
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$71,660
Bachelor's degree
$47,110 – $80,850180
11Instructional Coordinators$71,180
Master's degree
$40,900 – $94,280150
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$69,920
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $80,650960
13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$67,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,110 – $120,08080
14Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$65,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,720 – $102,860100
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,870
Bachelor's degree
$48,310 – $78,640750
16Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,760
Master's degree
$36,270 – $129,40070
17Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,530
Bachelor's degree
$49,100 – $77,63090
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,330
Bachelor's degree
$36,280 – $89,980600
19Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,160
Bachelor's degree
$53,800 – $79,530170
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$60,210
Bachelor's degree
$60,020 – $75,24040
21Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,070
Bachelor's degree
$49,360 – $77,650150
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$58,960
Bachelor's degree
$41,960 – $88,21090
23Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$51,300
Master's degree
$39,800 – $81,29080
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$49,580
Bachelor's degree
$33,220 – $63,930400
25Tutors$41,710
Some college, no degree
$27,520 – $65,150120
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,350 – $63,460290
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,170
Bachelor's degree
$15,390 – $58,18070
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,770
Some college, no degree
$23,530 – $42,3101,090
29Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,580
Associate's degree
$28,270 – $43,860430

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

#	Occupation	MedianErie, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,300	$44,650 – $172,890	120
2	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,330	$62,420 – $129,970	40
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,500	$54,080 – $154,640	110
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,750	$61,430 – $130,500	70
5	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,270	$47,500 – $130,950	50
6	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,170	$39,000 – $127,540	50
7	Social Work Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,920	$35,400 – $117,040	40
8	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$75,910	$42,700 – $134,310	110
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,190	$47,150 – $81,250	90
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$71,660	$47,110 – $80,850	180
11	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$71,180	$40,900 – $94,280	150
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$69,920	$49,990 – $80,650	960
13	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$67,890	$37,110 – $120,080	80
14	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,880	$43,720 – $102,860	100
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,870	$48,310 – $78,640	750
16	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$62,760	$36,270 – $129,400	70
17	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,530	$49,100 – $77,630	90
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,330	$36,280 – $89,980	600
19	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,160	$53,800 – $79,530	170
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,210	$60,020 – $75,240	40
21	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,070	$49,360 – $77,650	150
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$58,960	$41,960 – $88,210	90
23	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$51,300	$39,800 – $81,290	80
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$49,580	$33,220 – $63,930	400
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$41,710	$27,520 – $65,150	120
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,530	$26,350 – $63,460	290
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,170	$15,390 – $58,180	70
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$33,770	$23,530 – $42,310	1,090
29	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,580	$28,270 – $43,860	430

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