High paying teaching and library jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas City, MO-KS. 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 Kansas City, MO-KS run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas City, MO-KS salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Kansas City, MO-KS · Employed

1Special Education Teachers, Preschool$119,560
Bachelor's degree
$47,200 – $119,570380
2Teachers and Instructors, All Other$99,070
Bachelor's degree
$35,630 – $124,200590
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$98,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,560 – $281,300840
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$95,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,280 – $195,050860
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,900 – $121,040420
6Instructional Coordinators$76,050
Master's degree
$51,950 – $102,4801,140
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,180
Master's degree
$39,520 – $83,9501,040
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,570
Bachelor's degree
$48,460 – $82,0504,010
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,950
Bachelor's degree
$46,510 – $75,480520
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,200
Bachelor's degree
$48,820 – $78,9407,750
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,090
Bachelor's degree
$46,730 – $80,5401,210
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,060
Bachelor's degree
$48,120 – $78,94011,500
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,550
Bachelor's degree
$48,220 – $81,120430
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,410
Bachelor's degree
$48,290 – $79,010820
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,970
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $79,0301,550
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$52,520
Bachelor's degree
$34,850 – $93,130670
17Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,020 – $64,0801,700
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$40,440
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $45,5105,000
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,620
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $57,270680
20Tutors$37,660
Some college, no degree
$28,600 – $58,950680
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,400
Associate's degree
$29,740 – $56,0901,190
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,520
Some college, no degree
$23,660 – $46,8108,690

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas City, MO-KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$119,560	$47,200 – $119,570	380
2	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,070	$35,630 – $124,200	590
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,940	$51,560 – $281,300	840
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$95,630	$45,280 – $195,050	860
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,340	$46,900 – $121,040	420
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$76,050	$51,950 – $102,480	1,140
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,180	$39,520 – $83,950	1,040
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,570	$48,460 – $82,050	4,010
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,950	$46,510 – $75,480	520
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,200	$48,820 – $78,940	7,750
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,090	$46,730 – $80,540	1,210
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,060	$48,120 – $78,940	11,500
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,550	$48,220 – $81,120	430
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,410	$48,290 – $79,010	820
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,970	$46,400 – $79,030	1,550
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$52,520	$34,850 – $93,130	670
17	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$30,020 – $64,080	1,700
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$40,440	$31,200 – $45,510	5,000
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,620	$28,600 – $57,270	680
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,660	$28,600 – $58,950	680
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,400	$29,740 – $56,090	1,190
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,520	$23,660 – $46,810	8,690

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