High paying teaching and library jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA run 1.3% below the national average (2024), so a Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$131,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,620 – $305,280380
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$107,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,150 – $175,110210
3Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$101,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,500 – $162,960140
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,530 – $131,850120
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$81,790
Master's degree
$50,720 – $135,220130
6Instructional Coordinators$78,990
Master's degree
$55,220 – $107,310660
7Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$78,910
Bachelor's degree
$45,920 – $96,130180
8Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$30,960 – $134,020280
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,160
Bachelor's degree
$58,440 – $92,0002,990
10Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,090 – $121,940150
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,140
Bachelor's degree
$59,040 – $94,2501,190
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,860
Bachelor's degree
$51,650 – $92,6702,090
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,780
Bachelor's degree
$50,770 – $91,490660
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,640
Bachelor's degree
$58,410 – $85,230440
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$64,410
Bachelor's degree
$60,410 – $82,180180
16Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$61,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,100 – $104,350150
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,000
Master's degree
$36,920 – $96,900250
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,520
Bachelor's degree
$19,440 – $80,880210
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,680
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $87,420500
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,350
Bachelor's degree
$30,060 – $57,240620
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,180 – $71,360660
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,890
Associate's degree
$29,720 – $45,380980
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,320
Some college, no degree
$26,310 – $45,6802,100
24Tutors$33,450
Some college, no degree
$22,100 – $77,610170

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

#	Occupation	MedianHarrisburg-Carlisle, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$131,040	$59,620 – $305,280	380
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,910	$53,150 – $175,110	210
3	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,160	$66,500 – $162,960	140
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,740	$60,530 – $131,850	120
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$81,790	$50,720 – $135,220	130
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,990	$55,220 – $107,310	660
7	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,910	$45,920 – $96,130	180
8	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,320	$30,960 – $134,020	280
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,160	$58,440 – $92,000	2,990
10	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,340	$50,090 – $121,940	150
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,140	$59,040 – $94,250	1,190
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$72,860	$51,650 – $92,670	2,090
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,780	$50,770 – $91,490	660
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,640	$58,410 – $85,230	440
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,410	$60,410 – $82,180	180
16	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,900	$47,100 – $104,350	150
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,000	$36,920 – $96,900	250
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,520	$19,440 – $80,880	210
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,680	$44,390 – $87,420	500
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,350	$30,060 – $57,240	620
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,540	$27,180 – $71,360	660
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,890	$29,720 – $45,380	980
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,320	$26,310 – $45,680	2,100
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$33,450	$22,100 – $77,610	170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. 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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