High paying teaching and library jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI. 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Employed

1Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$99,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,930 – $206,480200
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$99,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,900 – $304,720240
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,260 – $172,720250
4Instructional Coordinators$81,010
Master's degree
$48,760 – $103,390570
5English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,010 – $105,270220
6Special Education Teachers, All Other$74,740
Bachelor's degree
$49,250 – $95,990510
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$65,470
Master's degree
$39,220 – $108,350310
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$65,060
Bachelor's degree
$48,530 – $99,250280
9Special Education Teachers, Middle School$64,210
Bachelor's degree
$46,840 – $98,170220
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,730
Bachelor's degree
$47,380 – $98,6304,330
11Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$63,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,820 – $98,930230
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,200
Bachelor's degree
$39,240 – $85,120260
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,900
Bachelor's degree
$47,470 – $81,4205,080
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,850
Bachelor's degree
$47,470 – $90,790390
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,660
Bachelor's degree
$45,930 – $97,0402,610
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$58,670
Bachelor's degree
$48,090 – $100,510240
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,630
Master's degree
$39,190 – $83,780420
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,260
Bachelor's degree
$37,770 – $82,130780
19Teachers and Instructors, All Other$46,460
Bachelor's degree
$38,520 – $97,710210
20Tutors$38,070
Some college, no degree
$28,300 – $62,100480
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,350
Associate's degree
$30,830 – $56,2801,530
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,960 – $72,2701,040
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,310
Some college, no degree
$28,680 – $45,7805,490
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,300
Bachelor's degree
$29,230 – $60,470490
25Library Technicians$34,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,860 – $44,580290
26Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$33,680
Bachelor's degree
$31,270 – $64,990330

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

#	Occupation	MedianGrand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$99,910	$51,930 – $206,480	200
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$99,220	$52,900 – $304,720	240
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,170	$47,260 – $172,720	250
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,010	$48,760 – $103,390	570
5	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,260	$49,010 – $105,270	220
6	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,740	$49,250 – $95,990	510
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$65,470	$39,220 – $108,350	310
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,060	$48,530 – $99,250	280
9	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,210	$46,840 – $98,170	220
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,730	$47,380 – $98,630	4,330
11	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,310	$43,820 – $98,930	230
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,200	$39,240 – $85,120	260
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,900	$47,470 – $81,420	5,080
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,850	$47,470 – $90,790	390
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,660	$45,930 – $97,040	2,610
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$58,670	$48,090 – $100,510	240
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$57,630	$39,190 – $83,780	420
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,260	$37,770 – $82,130	780
19	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$46,460	$38,520 – $97,710	210
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$38,070	$28,300 – $62,100	480
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,350	$30,830 – $56,280	1,530
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,190	$25,960 – $72,270	1,040
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,310	$28,680 – $45,780	5,490
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$35,300	$29,230 – $60,470	490
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,680	$32,860 – $44,580	290
26	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$33,680	$31,270 – $64,990	330

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI. 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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