High paying teaching and library jobs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT. 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT run 2.7% above the national average (2024), so a Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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.

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, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$124,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,810 – $294,680380
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,720 – $352,1403,380
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$101,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,020 – $166,940310
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$101,620
Bachelor's degree
$73,520 – $115,080510
5Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,330 – $200,720340
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,670 – $160,520320
7Instructional Coordinators$97,580
Master's degree
$61,500 – $135,900710
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$96,030
Bachelor's degree
$59,220 – $107,7202,490
9Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$93,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,690 – $132,660440
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$93,040
Bachelor's degree
$62,080 – $105,520440
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$92,900
Bachelor's degree
$60,050 – $103,870400
12Education Teachers, Postsecondary$90,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,830 – $162,960300
13English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$85,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,440 – $160,020390
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$82,180
Bachelor's degree
$56,830 – $107,040930
15Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,800
Bachelor's degree
$60,260 – $105,530680
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,710
Bachelor's degree
$50,600 – $107,3704,430
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,800
Bachelor's degree
$51,880 – $105,8104,980
18Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,910
Master's degree
$48,910 – $173,310470
19Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,240 – $130,2801,030
20Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,800
Master's degree
$51,070 – $106,530900
21Special Education Teachers, All Other$65,090
Bachelor's degree
$38,590 – $98,880340
22Library Technicians$58,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $75,900360
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$52,460
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $95,060500
24Tutors$51,430
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $82,4601,440
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$50,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $98,5201,410
26Teachers and Instructors, All Other$46,420
Bachelor's degree
$34,010 – $85,200530
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,300
Associate's degree
$35,330 – $75,2001,690
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,050
Bachelor's degree
$35,130 – $73,2702,000
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,720
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $50,7206,900
30Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,440
Bachelor's degree
$38,440 – $61,7802,760

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

#	Occupation	MedianHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$124,640	$52,810 – $294,680	380
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,090	$65,720 – $352,140	3,380
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,810	$58,020 – $166,940	310
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$101,620	$73,520 – $115,080	510
5	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,300	$61,330 – $200,720	340
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,720	$57,670 – $160,520	320
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$97,580	$61,500 – $135,900	710
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$96,030	$59,220 – $107,720	2,490
9	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$93,970	$59,690 – $132,660	440
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$93,040	$62,080 – $105,520	440
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$92,900	$60,050 – $103,870	400
12	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,940	$51,830 – $162,960	300
13	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,050	$50,440 – $160,020	390
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,180	$56,830 – $107,040	930
15	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,800	$60,260 – $105,530	680
16	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,710	$50,600 – $107,370	4,430
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,800	$51,880 – $105,810	4,980
18	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,910	$48,910 – $173,310	470
19	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$77,850	$38,240 – $130,280	1,030
20	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,800	$51,070 – $106,530	900
21	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,090	$38,590 – $98,880	340
22	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,380	$34,010 – $75,900	360
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$52,460	$41,600 – $95,060	500
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$51,430	$34,010 – $82,460	1,440
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,330	$35,430 – $98,520	1,410
26	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$46,420	$34,010 – $85,200	530
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,300	$35,330 – $75,200	1,690
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,050	$35,130 – $73,270	2,000
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,720	$34,010 – $50,720	6,900
30	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,440	$38,440 – $61,780	2,760

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