High paying teaching and library jobs in Jefferson City, MO

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jefferson City, MO. 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 Jefferson City, MO run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jefferson City, MO salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Jefferson City, MO · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$77,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,080 – $213,35060
2Instructional Coordinators$64,480
Master's degree
$48,060 – $100,00060
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$62,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,010 – $168,27040
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$60,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,170 – $102,69030
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,360
Bachelor's degree
$31,120 – $107,40080
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,570
Bachelor's degree
$41,970 – $68,60040
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$53,370
Master's degree
$39,210 – $78,13080
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,950
Bachelor's degree
$40,290 – $75,730710
9Teachers and Instructors, All Other$49,430
Bachelor's degree
$42,930 – $67,72070
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,960
Bachelor's degree
$38,770 – $71,970600
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$47,960
Bachelor's degree
$39,090 – $60,220210
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$47,320
Bachelor's degree
$39,860 – $71,10090
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$46,600
Bachelor's degree
$39,300 – $72,22040
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$46,480
Bachelor's degree
$46,430 – $58,68030
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$46,230
Bachelor's degree
$39,390 – $70,82050
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$39,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $62,94090
17Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,500
Some college, no degree
$28,600 – $44,940440
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$33,190
Associate's degree
$28,600 – $44,860160
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$31,750
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $47,860130
20Tutors$28,600
Some college, no degree
$28,600 – $43,460110

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

#	Occupation	MedianJefferson City, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,030	$61,080 – $213,350	60
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$64,480	$48,060 – $100,000	60
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,920	$46,010 – $168,270	40
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,950	$47,170 – $102,690	30
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,360	$31,120 – $107,400	80
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$55,570	$41,970 – $68,600	40
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$53,370	$39,210 – $78,130	80
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$50,950	$40,290 – $75,730	710
9	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,430	$42,930 – $67,720	70
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$47,960	$38,770 – $71,970	600
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$47,960	$39,090 – $60,220	210
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$47,320	$39,860 – $71,100	90
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$46,600	$39,300 – $72,220	40
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$46,480	$46,430 – $58,680	30
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$46,230	$39,390 – $70,820	50
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,020	$28,600 – $62,940	90
17	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,500	$28,600 – $44,940	440
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$33,190	$28,600 – $44,860	160
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$31,750	$28,600 – $47,860	130
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$28,600	$28,600 – $43,460	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Jefferson City, MO. 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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