High paying teaching and library jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lansing-East Lansing, MI. 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI run 5.0% below the national average (2024), so a Lansing-East Lansing, MI salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,750 – $222,020700
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$139,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,410 – $315,100240
3Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$127,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,250 – $176,10080
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$109,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,000 – $178,570200
5Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$105,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,630 – $176,850110
6Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$104,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,280 – $177,490130
7Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$94,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,170 – $138,27070
8Education Teachers, Postsecondary$86,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,020 – $136,340160
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,620 – $137,000270
10Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,760 – $132,610170
11Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$83,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,710 – $121,000170
12Instructional Coordinators$81,440
Master's degree
$53,440 – $110,880580
13Special Education Teachers, All Other$80,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,300 – $95,870120
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,410
Bachelor's degree
$47,780 – $98,770100
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,140
Bachelor's degree
$40,660 – $90,30070
16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,870
Bachelor's degree
$47,010 – $102,570110
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,080
Bachelor's degree
$50,210 – $98,000170
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,930
Bachelor's degree
$47,380 – $86,1401,730
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,030
Master's degree
$44,060 – $107,290250
20Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,900
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $95,1401,290
21Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,300
Bachelor's degree
$39,190 – $79,730100
22Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,520
Bachelor's degree
$45,550 – $94,850640
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,460
Bachelor's degree
$36,680 – $126,730200
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,820
Bachelor's degree
$31,340 – $81,6102,110
25Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,620
Bachelor's degree
$29,120 – $83,070280
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$47,880
Bachelor's degree
$30,000 – $55,140210
27Tutors$46,110
Some college, no degree
$28,770 – $62,430270
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,990
Associate's degree
$29,870 – $47,390590
29Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,210 – $70,150330
30Library Technicians$35,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,960 – $64,950260
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,960
Some college, no degree
$25,960 – $45,7301,950

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

#	Occupation	MedianLansing-East Lansing, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$139,470	$67,750 – $222,020	700
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$139,380	$65,410 – $315,100	240
3	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$127,880	$68,250 – $176,100	80
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,000	$66,000 – $178,570	200
5	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,210	$72,630 – $176,850	110
6	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,480	$65,280 – $177,490	130
7	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,510	$58,170 – $138,270	70
8	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,290	$54,020 – $136,340	160
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,790	$52,620 – $137,000	270
10	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,020	$49,760 – $132,610	170
11	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,000	$36,710 – $121,000	170
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,440	$53,440 – $110,880	580
13	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,460	$46,300 – $95,870	120
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,410	$47,780 – $98,770	100
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,140	$40,660 – $90,300	70
16	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,870	$47,010 – $102,570	110
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,080	$50,210 – $98,000	170
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$72,930	$47,380 – $86,140	1,730
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,030	$44,060 – $107,290	250
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,900	$48,110 – $95,140	1,290
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,300	$39,190 – $79,730	100
22	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,520	$45,550 – $94,850	640
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,460	$36,680 – $126,730	200
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,820	$31,340 – $81,610	2,110
25	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,620	$29,120 – $83,070	280
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$47,880	$30,000 – $55,140	210
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,110	$28,770 – $62,430	270
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,990	$29,870 – $47,390	590
29	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,560	$30,210 – $70,150	330
30	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,560	$25,960 – $64,950	260
31	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,960	$25,960 – $45,730	1,950

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