High paying teaching and library jobs in Indiana

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Indiana. 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Indiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,800 – $178,5701,500
2Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,800 – $173,7701,240
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$98,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,710 – $224,7404,880
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$86,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,720 – $181,3402,030
5Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,070 – $163,9001,100
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,490 – $133,4801,100
7Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,860 – $124,4201,340
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,740 – $107,4201,520
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,050
Master's degree
$49,080 – $140,9001,920
10Instructional Coordinators$66,300
Master's degree
$44,770 – $99,6802,640
11Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,180 – $104,3801,830
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,880
Bachelor's degree
$48,300 – $95,07020,430
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,130
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $85,7102,580
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,720 – $79,75011,700
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,330 – $77,73027,720
16Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,900
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $78,1601,070
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,760
Bachelor's degree
$46,730 – $78,4903,640
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,260 – $76,2002,120
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,820
Bachelor's degree
$39,210 – $95,1702,250
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,390
Bachelor's degree
$44,020 – $77,8801,310
21Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$53,500
Master's degree
$32,520 – $79,3001,920
22Tutors$38,090
Some college, no degree
$25,330 – $64,8901,770
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $62,3503,710
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,650
Associate's degree
$28,720 – $50,9207,110
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,360
Bachelor's degree
$28,540 – $56,3309,920
26Library Technicians$35,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,110 – $47,0901,470
27Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$34,910
Bachelor's degree
$20,850 – $62,2901,940
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,300
Some college, no degree
$23,970 – $44,61028,450

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,010	$66,800 – $178,570	1,500
2	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,660	$60,800 – $173,770	1,240
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,170	$61,710 – $224,740	4,880
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,640	$48,720 – $181,340	2,030
5	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,130	$56,070 – $163,900	1,100
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,780	$50,490 – $133,480	1,100
7	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$76,390	$47,860 – $124,420	1,340
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,080	$48,740 – $107,420	1,520
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$76,050	$49,080 – $140,900	1,920
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$66,300	$44,770 – $99,680	2,640
11	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,150	$40,180 – $104,380	1,830
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,880	$48,300 – $95,070	20,430
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,130	$46,940 – $85,710	2,580
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,700	$47,720 – $79,750	11,700
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,700	$47,330 – $77,730	27,720
16	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,900	$46,500 – $78,160	1,070
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,760	$46,730 – $78,490	3,640
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,250	$46,260 – $76,200	2,120
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,820	$39,210 – $95,170	2,250
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,390	$44,020 – $77,880	1,310
21	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$53,500	$32,520 – $79,300	1,920
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$38,090	$25,330 – $64,890	1,770
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,980	$23,880 – $62,350	3,710
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,650	$28,720 – $50,920	7,110
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,360	$28,540 – $56,330	9,920
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,560	$25,110 – $47,090	1,470
27	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$34,910	$20,850 – $62,290	1,940
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$33,300	$23,970 – $44,610	28,450

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