High paying teaching and library jobs in Louisiana

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$129,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,030 – $218,880640
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,470 – $282,7402,250
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,040 – $136,0706,870
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,710
Master's degree
$45,640 – $190,640720
5Instructional Coordinators$63,120
Master's degree
$47,580 – $98,3002,140
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$47,660 – $79,9601,530
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,650
Master's degree
$46,800 – $78,2402,130
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,850
Bachelor's degree
$47,590 – $79,72015,210
9Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,460
Bachelor's degree
$29,790 – $79,4301,960
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$48,210 – $64,0801,130
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,100
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $64,4603,160
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,690 – $71,6204,000
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,770
Bachelor's degree
$46,680 – $76,38022,060
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,760
Bachelor's degree
$46,260 – $78,0205,560
15Special Education Teachers, Preschool$56,890
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $61,200960
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,480
Bachelor's degree
$41,460 – $75,190780
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$53,790
Bachelor's degree
$32,180 – $82,1103,860
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$53,130
Bachelor's degree
$44,720 – $60,5303,730
19Library Technicians$39,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,740 – $57,9801,410
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,020
Associate's degree
$23,700 – $59,9703,570
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,400 – $79,5803,030
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,400
Some college, no degree
$20,680 – $38,62014,530
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$27,370
Bachelor's degree
$20,730 – $44,3501,090

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$129,040	$58,030 – $218,880	640
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$125,130	$63,470 – $282,740	2,250
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$78,810	$47,040 – $136,070	6,870
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,710	$45,640 – $190,640	720
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$63,120	$47,580 – $98,300	2,140
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,300	$47,660 – $79,960	1,530
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,650	$46,800 – $78,240	2,130
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,850	$47,590 – $79,720	15,210
9	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,460	$29,790 – $79,430	1,960
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,420	$48,210 – $64,080	1,130
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,100	$48,620 – $64,460	3,160
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,800	$46,690 – $71,620	4,000
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,770	$46,680 – $76,380	22,060
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,760	$46,260 – $78,020	5,560
15	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$56,890	$37,750 – $61,200	960
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$56,480	$41,460 – $75,190	780
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,790	$32,180 – $82,110	3,860
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$53,130	$44,720 – $60,530	3,730
19	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,180	$27,740 – $57,980	1,410
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,020	$23,700 – $59,970	3,570
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,760	$22,400 – $79,580	3,030
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,400	$20,680 – $38,620	14,530
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$27,370	$20,730 – $44,350	1,090

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