High paying teaching and library jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Employed

1Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,600 – $133,0602,110
2Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$79,050
Bachelor's degree
$37,660 – $129,410440
3Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,040
Bachelor's degree
$49,180 – $93,9903,960
4Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,260
Master's degree
$47,300 – $95,160440
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,340
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $92,260790
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,070 – $92,350800
7Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,630
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $92,860560
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,230 – $92,7605,510
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $92,4102,350
10Instructional Coordinators$60,670
Master's degree
$39,760 – $102,430920
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,230
Bachelor's degree
$46,150 – $77,810320
12Teachers and Instructors, All Other$58,200
Bachelor's degree
$45,850 – $76,670700
13Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,430
Bachelor's degree
$28,700 – $51,890530
14Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,250
Some college, no degree
$27,570 – $56,5303,760
15Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,110 – $73,890670
16Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,030
Bachelor's degree
$27,340 – $62,720450
17Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,360
Associate's degree
$27,650 – $49,2402,810
18Tutors$34,260
Some college, no degree
$29,060 – $47,130420

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$83,090	$48,600 – $133,060	2,110
2	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,050	$37,660 – $129,410	440
3	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$74,040	$49,180 – $93,990	3,960
4	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,260	$47,300 – $95,160	440
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,340	$48,110 – $92,260	790
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,290	$49,070 – $92,350	800
7	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,630	$48,450 – $92,860	560
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,610	$47,230 – $92,760	5,510
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,610	$47,650 – $92,410	2,350
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,670	$39,760 – $102,430	920
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,230	$46,150 – $77,810	320
12	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,200	$45,850 – $76,670	700
13	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$43,430	$28,700 – $51,890	530
14	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,250	$27,570 – $56,530	3,760
15	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,250	$23,110 – $73,890	670
16	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,030	$27,340 – $62,720	450
17	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,360	$27,650 – $49,240	2,810
18	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,260	$29,060 – $47,130	420

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. 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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