High paying teaching and library jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fort Wayne, IN. 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 Fort Wayne, IN run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a Fort Wayne, IN salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Fort Wayne, IN · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,390 – $173,77090
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,090 – $218,010170
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$76,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,390 – $169,470100
4Education Teachers, Postsecondary$67,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,990 – $104,380170
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$67,210
Master's degree
$53,150 – $133,010120
6Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$63,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,790 – $96,97090
7Instructional Coordinators$62,070
Master's degree
$35,750 – $86,080190
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,970
Bachelor's degree
$48,170 – $80,970660
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,290
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $81,3701,210
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,800
Bachelor's degree
$47,310 – $79,4401,980
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,310
Bachelor's degree
$47,970 – $79,220230
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,000
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $79,730330
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,580
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $79,37070
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,460 – $80,550140
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$54,440
Bachelor's degree
$46,380 – $83,490180
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$48,690
Master's degree
$37,060 – $64,870160
17Tutors$48,100
Some college, no degree
$29,010 – $64,54080
18Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,910
Bachelor's degree
$36,890 – $81,770110
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,300 – $61,280350
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,060
Bachelor's degree
$29,060 – $53,550860
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,610
Associate's degree
$28,760 – $48,160370
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,530
Some college, no degree
$23,980 – $47,4701,650
23Library Technicians$29,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,060 – $39,400220

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

#	Occupation	MedianFort Wayne, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,340	$60,390 – $173,770	90
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,880	$60,090 – $218,010	170
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,500	$40,390 – $169,470	100
4	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$67,400	$38,990 – $104,380	170
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$67,210	$53,150 – $133,010	120
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,490	$50,790 – $96,970	90
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$62,070	$35,750 – $86,080	190
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,970	$48,170 – $80,970	660
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,290	$48,770 – $81,370	1,210
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,800	$47,310 – $79,440	1,980
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,310	$47,970 – $79,220	230
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,000	$47,340 – $79,730	330
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,580	$47,430 – $79,370	70
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,500	$46,460 – $80,550	140
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$54,440	$46,380 – $83,490	180
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$48,690	$37,060 – $64,870	160
17	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,100	$29,010 – $64,540	80
18	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,910	$36,890 – $81,770	110
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,820	$23,300 – $61,280	350
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,060	$29,060 – $53,550	860
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,610	$28,760 – $48,160	370
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,530	$23,980 – $47,470	1,650
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,480	$24,060 – $39,400	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Fort Wayne, IN. 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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