High paying teaching and library jobs in Florida

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florida. 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$88,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,300 – $305,2308,500
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,830 – $109,9104,320
3Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$67,060
Master's degree
$49,320 – $92,2406,670
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$62,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,830 – $115,54014,730
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,140
Bachelor's degree
$49,540 – $78,8606,820
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,510
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $79,1707,940
7Instructional Coordinators$60,790
Master's degree
$44,900 – $98,44018,030
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,410
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $77,10049,810
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,990
Bachelor's degree
$38,780 – $126,0907,600
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,310 – $75,52031,370
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,930
Bachelor's degree
$48,680 – $75,78079,090
12Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$58,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $77,3103,670
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,850
Bachelor's degree
$51,730 – $74,1608,740
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,100
Bachelor's degree
$49,960 – $77,4608,810
15Teachers and Instructors, All Other$51,730
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $86,1407,490
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,810 – $75,51011,800
17Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,770
Bachelor's degree
$35,080 – $44,2709,130
18Tutors$37,310
Some college, no degree
$28,210 – $83,14012,220
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,080
Bachelor's degree
$30,300 – $60,52025,270
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,860
Associate's degree
$29,550 – $46,98035,740
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,430
Some college, no degree
$28,490 – $40,15054,530

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$88,710	$60,300 – $305,230	8,500
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,410	$56,830 – $109,910	4,320
3	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$67,060	$49,320 – $92,240	6,670
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$62,670	$56,830 – $115,540	14,730
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,140	$49,540 – $78,860	6,820
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,510	$51,360 – $79,170	7,940
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,790	$44,900 – $98,440	18,030
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,410	$49,210 – $77,100	49,810
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,990	$38,780 – $126,090	7,600
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,940	$49,310 – $75,520	31,370
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,930	$48,680 – $75,780	79,090
12	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$58,920	$47,430 – $77,310	3,670
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,850	$51,730 – $74,160	8,740
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,100	$49,960 – $77,460	8,810
15	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,730	$31,200 – $86,140	7,490
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,830	$29,810 – $75,510	11,800
17	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$37,770	$35,080 – $44,270	9,130
18	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,310	$28,210 – $83,140	12,220
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,080	$30,300 – $60,520	25,270
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,860	$29,550 – $46,980	35,740
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,430	$28,490 – $40,150	54,530

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