High paying teaching and library jobs in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY run 9.4% above the national average (2024), so a Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY salary is worth about 0.91× 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, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Employed

1Teachers and Instructors, All Other$124,490
Bachelor's degree
$61,510 – $192,820360
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$123,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,280 – $309,100250
3Special Education Teachers, Middle School$97,980
Bachelor's degree
$63,680 – $130,820490
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$97,900
Bachelor's degree
$61,450 – $128,7702,390
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$96,880
Bachelor's degree
$65,770 – $129,010140
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$94,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,990 – $129,230560
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$93,830
Bachelor's degree
$64,190 – $123,760280
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$91,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,110 – $131,250140
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$90,970
Bachelor's degree
$55,310 – $125,890310
10Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$89,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,820 – $134,590120
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$89,330
Bachelor's degree
$52,140 – $128,750230
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$89,320
Bachelor's degree
$50,510 – $129,3402,370
13Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$84,060
Master's degree
$38,750 – $179,380540
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$81,770
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $128,4303,140
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,730
Bachelor's degree
$61,980 – $121,830640
16Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$77,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,270 – $108,140110
17Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,240 – $106,280140
18Business Teachers, Postsecondary$76,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,900 – $131,270230
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,680
Master's degree
$49,450 – $113,260370
20Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,530 – $95,58090
21Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$74,460
Bachelor's degree
$49,560 – $82,480130
22Instructional Coordinators$73,430
Master's degree
$45,580 – $108,420520
23Special Education Teachers, All Other$66,000
Bachelor's degree
$46,780 – $200,840110
24Special Education Teachers, Preschool$60,660
Bachelor's degree
$41,730 – $136,900190
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $93,870890
26Library Technicians$47,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,420 – $64,750140
27Tutors$46,780
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $80,410300
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,030
Associate's degree
$35,560 – $65,310880
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,060
Bachelor's degree
$34,150 – $59,6001,470
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,760
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $49,7905,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianKiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,490	$61,510 – $192,820	360
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$123,200	$32,280 – $309,100	250
3	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$97,980	$63,680 – $130,820	490
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$97,900	$61,450 – $128,770	2,390
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$96,880	$65,770 – $129,010	140
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$94,130	$61,990 – $129,230	560
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$93,830	$64,190 – $123,760	280
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$91,170	$33,110 – $131,250	140
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$90,970	$55,310 – $125,890	310
10	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$89,490	$38,820 – $134,590	120
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$89,330	$52,140 – $128,750	230
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$89,320	$50,510 – $129,340	2,370
13	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$84,060	$38,750 – $179,380	540
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$81,770	$47,280 – $128,430	3,140
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,730	$61,980 – $121,830	640
16	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,500	$51,270 – $108,140	110
17	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,140	$32,240 – $106,280	140
18	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,750	$39,900 – $131,270	230
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,680	$49,450 – $113,260	370
20	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,290	$48,530 – $95,580	90
21	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$74,460	$49,560 – $82,480	130
22	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$73,430	$45,580 – $108,420	520
23	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,000	$46,780 – $200,840	110
24	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$60,660	$41,730 – $136,900	190
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,800	$34,930 – $93,870	890
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,680	$34,420 – $64,750	140
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,780	$32,240 – $80,410	300
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,030	$35,560 – $65,310	880
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,060	$34,150 – $59,600	1,470
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,760	$32,240 – $49,790	5,120

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