High paying teaching and library jobs in Fresno, CA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fresno, CA. 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 Fresno, CA run 2.2% above the national average (2024), so a Fresno, CA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Fresno, CA · Employed

1English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$137,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,240 – $198,130200
2Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$135,970
Master's degree
$66,610 – $171,190170
3Law Teachers, Postsecondary$107,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,270 – $199,110320
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$105,570
Bachelor's degree
$62,110 – $162,120260
5Teachers and Instructors, All Other$105,200
Bachelor's degree
$59,410 – $120,9302,110
6Instructional Coordinators$104,260
Master's degree
$46,840 – $132,880620
7Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$104,250
Bachelor's degree
$65,140 – $118,420850
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,750
Bachelor's degree
$63,240 – $134,9903,210
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$99,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,860 – $165,030970
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,860
Bachelor's degree
$62,000 – $129,000490
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$95,950
Bachelor's degree
$63,840 – $140,260700
12Special Education Teachers, All Other$95,120
Bachelor's degree
$69,240 – $124,520290
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$80,450
Master's degree
$43,100 – $126,360220
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,800
Bachelor's degree
$59,840 – $133,7305,610
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$72,140
Bachelor's degree
$44,330 – $134,990280
16Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$64,370
Bachelor's degree
$34,320 – $123,700820
17Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$54,890
Bachelor's degree
$43,500 – $71,2108,670
18Library Technicians$48,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,310 – $61,220210
19Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,340
Some college, no degree
$36,710 – $57,2406,530
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,740
Associate's degree
$36,620 – $61,2401,800
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,860 – $79,630980
22Tutors$37,900
Some college, no degree
$35,230 – $63,8201,250
23Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,440
Bachelor's degree
$34,530 – $37,4401,200

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

#	Occupation	MedianFresno, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,730	$100,240 – $198,130	200
2	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$135,970	$66,610 – $171,190	170
3	Law Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,840	$79,270 – $199,110	320
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$105,570	$62,110 – $162,120	260
5	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,200	$59,410 – $120,930	2,110
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$104,260	$46,840 – $132,880	620
7	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$104,250	$65,140 – $118,420	850
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,750	$63,240 – $134,990	3,210
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$99,480	$62,860 – $165,030	970
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,860	$62,000 – $129,000	490
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$95,950	$63,840 – $140,260	700
12	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$95,120	$69,240 – $124,520	290
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$80,450	$43,100 – $126,360	220
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,800	$59,840 – $133,730	5,610
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$72,140	$44,330 – $134,990	280
16	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,370	$34,320 – $123,700	820
17	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$54,890	$43,500 – $71,210	8,670
18	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,500	$43,310 – $61,220	210
19	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,340	$36,710 – $57,240	6,530
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,740	$36,620 – $61,240	1,800
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,150	$34,860 – $79,630	980
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,900	$35,230 – $63,820	1,250
23	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$37,440	$34,530 – $37,440	1,200

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