High paying teaching and library jobs in Kansas

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas. 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 run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Teachers and Instructors, All Other$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$40,670 – $124,200720
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$86,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,780 – $218,0801,060
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,140 – $238,150660
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$75,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,280 – $175,7802,530
5Instructional Coordinators$64,750
Master's degree
$47,870 – $95,3101,950
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,280 – $131,990460
7Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,260 – $128,700590
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$62,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,940 – $91,220470
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,440 – $107,350460
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,900
Master's degree
$34,780 – $80,5701,620
11Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$61,260
Master's degree
$42,930 – $129,520640
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,730 – $77,8801,650
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,580
Bachelor's degree
$48,290 – $78,4306,230
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,970
Bachelor's degree
$48,830 – $75,9401,610
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $76,23010,860
16Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,780
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $75,480550
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,300
Bachelor's degree
$46,240 – $73,3001,050
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,670
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $65,0701,300
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,450
Bachelor's degree
$47,700 – $71,73014,350
20Farm and Home Management Educators$52,870
Master's degree
$42,610 – $82,680480
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$48,790
Bachelor's degree
$34,850 – $82,5201,160
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,750
Associate's degree
$27,850 – $61,7901,330
23Library Technicians$41,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,480 – $57,190480
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$41,580
Bachelor's degree
$16,640 – $57,270640
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,480 – $59,3801,070
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,190
Bachelor's degree
$28,980 – $44,9009,360
27Tutors$34,170
Some college, no degree
$22,200 – $54,4901,290
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,490
Some college, no degree
$21,800 – $38,19020,000

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,520	$40,670 – $124,200	720
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,700	$43,780 – $218,080	1,060
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,310	$48,140 – $238,150	660
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$75,790	$36,280 – $175,780	2,530
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$64,750	$47,870 – $95,310	1,950
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,330	$45,280 – $131,990	460
7	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,010	$40,260 – $128,700	590
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,870	$47,940 – $91,220	470
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,340	$46,440 – $107,350	460
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,900	$34,780 – $80,570	1,620
11	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$61,260	$42,930 – $129,520	640
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,700	$47,730 – $77,880	1,650
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,580	$48,290 – $78,430	6,230
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,970	$48,830 – $75,940	1,610
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,920	$47,630 – $76,230	10,860
16	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,780	$48,620 – $75,480	550
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,300	$46,240 – $73,300	1,050
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$56,670	$47,180 – $65,070	1,300
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$56,450	$47,700 – $71,730	14,350
20	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$52,870	$42,610 – $82,680	480
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,790	$34,850 – $82,520	1,160
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$47,750	$27,850 – $61,790	1,330
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,960	$31,480 – $57,190	480
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$41,580	$16,640 – $57,270	640
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,290	$28,480 – $59,380	1,070
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,190	$28,980 – $44,900	9,360
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,170	$22,200 – $54,490	1,290
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,490	$21,800 – $38,190	20,000

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