High paying teaching and library jobs in Lawrence, KS

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lawrence, 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 Lawrence, KS run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Lawrence, KS 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.

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, Lawrence, KS · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$170,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,130 – $293,92040
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$169,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,800 – $328,610150
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$109,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,430 – $173,68040
4Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$109,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,340 – $179,390120
5Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$105,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,290 – $173,58030
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,500 – $174,25090
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,990
Master's degree
$49,880 – $102,070110
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,080
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $77,800370
9Instructional Coordinators$61,900
Master's degree
$52,860 – $81,320340
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,400
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $74,980230
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$54,400
Bachelor's degree
$40,540 – $62,94050
12Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,690 – $65,81070
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,310
Bachelor's degree
$48,050 – $60,520450
14Library Technicians$49,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,260 – $65,01050
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$48,930
Bachelor's degree
$44,760 – $71,41070
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$39,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,970 – $59,73070
17Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,940
Bachelor's degree
$30,200 – $62,97080
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,530
Associate's degree
$30,180 – $52,76090
19Tutors$23,630
Some college, no degree
$23,630 – $27,480200
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,360
Some college, no degree
$16,750 – $34,770590

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

#	Occupation	MedianLawrence, KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$170,660	$88,130 – $293,920	40
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$169,130	$90,800 – $328,610	150
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,630	$82,430 – $173,680	40
4	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,350	$61,340 – $179,390	120
5	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,820	$58,290 – $173,580	30
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,490	$59,500 – $174,250	90
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,990	$49,880 – $102,070	110
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,080	$47,400 – $77,800	370
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$61,900	$52,860 – $81,320	340
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,400	$48,500 – $74,980	230
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$54,400	$40,540 – $62,940	50
12	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,690	$51,690 – $65,810	70
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$50,310	$48,050 – $60,520	450
14	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,400	$43,260 – $65,010	50
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$48,930	$44,760 – $71,410	70
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,590	$28,970 – $59,730	70
17	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,940	$30,200 – $62,970	80
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,530	$30,180 – $52,760	90
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$23,630	$23,630 – $27,480	200
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$22,360	$16,750 – $34,770	590

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lawrence, 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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