High paying teaching and library jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA run 13.6% above the national average (2024), so a Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA salary is worth about 0.88× 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$134,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,880 – $391,4608,410
2English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$128,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,430 – $208,3102,150
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$128,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,910 – $262,2702,050
4Law Teachers, Postsecondary$114,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,850 – $299,9602,940
5Special Education Teachers, All Other$109,600
Bachelor's degree
$73,930 – $120,8604,230
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$105,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,340 – $175,45014,070
7Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,860
Bachelor's degree
$62,250 – $129,13044,790
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$101,560
Bachelor's degree
$77,520 – $127,6602,030
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,960
Bachelor's degree
$67,190 – $133,85032,250
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,900
Bachelor's degree
$61,390 – $131,2003,920
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,370
Bachelor's degree
$62,610 – $124,72012,780
12Teachers and Instructors, All Other$97,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,680 – $129,1408,300
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$97,510
Master's degree
$54,600 – $134,1003,270
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$96,970
Bachelor's degree
$62,800 – $123,4306,410
15Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$91,490
Master's degree
$60,420 – $179,3905,200
16Instructional Coordinators$84,850
Master's degree
$44,370 – $139,9007,300
17Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,230 – $138,1802,350
18Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,450
Bachelor's degree
$45,800 – $173,9403,670
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$63,020
Bachelor's degree
$34,320 – $151,91015,120
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$57,210
Bachelor's degree
$37,090 – $80,68035,740
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $100,62022,400
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,600
Associate's degree
$37,670 – $61,67018,430
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,240
Some college, no degree
$37,220 – $60,01053,010
24Tutors$45,400
Some college, no degree
$35,530 – $61,13018,180
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$39,940
Bachelor's degree
$34,360 – $81,4505,990

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

#	Occupation	MedianLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$134,590	$65,880 – $391,460	8,410
2	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,810	$61,430 – $208,310	2,150
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,470	$60,910 – $262,270	2,050
4	Law Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$114,330	$72,850 – $299,960	2,940
5	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,600	$73,930 – $120,860	4,230
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$105,640	$60,340 – $175,450	14,070
7	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$101,860	$62,250 – $129,130	44,790
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$101,560	$77,520 – $127,660	2,030
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,960	$67,190 – $133,850	32,250
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$100,900	$61,390 – $131,200	3,920
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$98,370	$62,610 – $124,720	12,780
12	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,680	$47,680 – $129,140	8,300
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$97,510	$54,600 – $134,100	3,270
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$96,970	$62,800 – $123,430	6,410
15	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$91,490	$60,420 – $179,390	5,200
16	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$84,850	$44,370 – $139,900	7,300
17	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,680	$47,230 – $138,180	2,350
18	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$75,450	$45,800 – $173,940	3,670
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,020	$34,320 – $151,910	15,120
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$57,210	$37,090 – $80,680	35,740
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,070	$36,530 – $100,620	22,400
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,600	$37,670 – $61,670	18,430
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$46,240	$37,220 – $60,010	53,010
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,400	$35,530 – $61,130	18,180
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$39,940	$34,360 – $81,450	5,990

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. 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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