High paying teaching and library jobs in Fargo, ND-MN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fargo, ND-MN. 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 Fargo, ND-MN run 9.1% below the national average (2024), so a Fargo, ND-MN 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, Fargo, ND-MN · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$138,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,020 – $220,880130
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,850 – $142,560140
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$108,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,320 – $135,380100
4Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$106,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,570 – $136,42070
5Education Teachers, Postsecondary$103,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,030 – $104,20080
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,450 – $132,11070
7Instructional Coordinators$80,840
Master's degree
$49,090 – $92,760150
8English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,690 – $101,61050
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$71,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,120 – $136,080170
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,830
Master's degree
$50,610 – $87,570130
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,440
Bachelor's degree
$48,480 – $82,800130
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,220
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $80,480130
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,670 – $84,550450
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,590 – $81,310770
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,210
Bachelor's degree
$46,320 – $82,8501,380
16Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$60,130
Bachelor's degree
$47,310 – $74,36080
17Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,500
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $95,38090
18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$57,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,350 – $84,360120
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,080
Bachelor's degree
$43,140 – $94,390100
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$49,720
Bachelor's degree
$46,290 – $83,130150
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$47,070
Bachelor's degree
$47,060 – $85,010230
22Library Technicians$45,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,700 – $55,700110
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$41,170
Associate's degree
$30,390 – $55,380280
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,270
Some college, no degree
$28,090 – $45,7501,650
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,990
Bachelor's degree
$29,770 – $52,39050
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,050 – $56,470290

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

#	Occupation	MedianFargo, ND-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$138,950	$76,020 – $220,880	130
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$108,870	$68,850 – $142,560	140
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$108,090	$64,320 – $135,380	100
4	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,380	$67,570 – $136,420	70
5	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,850	$67,030 – $104,200	80
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,380	$57,450 – $132,110	70
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,840	$49,090 – $92,760	150
8	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,230	$63,690 – $101,610	50
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$71,500	$37,120 – $136,080	170
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,830	$50,610 – $87,570	130
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,440	$48,480 – $82,800	130
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,220	$46,940 – $80,480	130
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,090	$46,670 – $84,550	450
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,460	$46,590 – $81,310	770
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,210	$46,320 – $82,850	1,380
16	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$60,130	$47,310 – $74,360	80
17	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,500	$41,600 – $95,380	90
18	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,680	$47,350 – $84,360	120
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$56,080	$43,140 – $94,390	100
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$49,720	$46,290 – $83,130	150
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$47,070	$47,060 – $85,010	230
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,020	$35,700 – $55,700	110
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$41,170	$30,390 – $55,380	280
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$39,270	$28,090 – $45,750	1,650
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,990	$29,770 – $52,390	50
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,780	$27,050 – $56,470	290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fargo, ND-MN. 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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