High paying teaching and library jobs in Madison, WI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Madison, WI. 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 Madison, WI run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Madison, WI salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Madison, WI · Employed

1Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$142,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,510 – $218,860210
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$137,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,420 – $224,260340
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$137,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,770 – $332,780270
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$132,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,640 – $227,840210
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$104,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,080 – $173,040190
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$104,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,920 – $166,230150
7Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,700 – $173,740240
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$94,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,920 – $127,530220
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$89,070
Bachelor's degree
$50,610 – $151,060230
10Instructional Coordinators$85,820
Master's degree
$58,870 – $126,720480
11Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$85,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,130 – $177,0002,390
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$79,710
Bachelor's degree
$49,050 – $103,170330
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,050
Master's degree
$47,840 – $97,180440
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$70,810
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $96,530470
15Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$66,690
Bachelor's degree
$41,960 – $82,650410
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,270
Bachelor's degree
$51,050 – $83,830660
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,080
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $80,1901,940
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,340 – $100,4203,530
19Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,320
Bachelor's degree
$50,400 – $100,5801,200
20Farm and Home Management Educators$60,920
Master's degree
$46,850 – $75,630660
21Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,390
Bachelor's degree
$41,800 – $78,830160
22Tutors$50,820
Some college, no degree
$37,460 – $84,980230
23Teachers and Instructors, All Other$50,480
Bachelor's degree
$29,050 – $77,290130
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,990
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $47,9902,420
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,960
Bachelor's degree
$36,440 – $62,6701,000
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$42,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,440 – $74,210970
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,640
Some college, no degree
$30,070 – $50,9503,280
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,090
Associate's degree
$30,410 – $47,4301,960
29Library Technicians$35,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,840 – $53,160520

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

#	Occupation	MedianMadison, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$142,490	$74,510 – $218,860	210
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,840	$83,420 – $224,260	340
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,060	$78,770 – $332,780	270
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$132,100	$60,640 – $227,840	210
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$104,760	$52,080 – $173,040	190
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,190	$57,920 – $166,230	150
7	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,920	$77,700 – $173,740	240
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,420	$53,920 – $127,530	220
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$89,070	$50,610 – $151,060	230
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$85,820	$58,870 – $126,720	480
11	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,510	$63,130 – $177,000	2,390
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,710	$49,050 – $103,170	330
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$78,050	$47,840 – $97,180	440
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,810	$50,190 – $96,530	470
15	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,690	$41,960 – $82,650	410
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,270	$51,050 – $83,830	660
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,080	$49,890 – $80,190	1,940
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,690	$51,340 – $100,420	3,530
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,320	$50,400 – $100,580	1,200
20	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$60,920	$46,850 – $75,630	660
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,390	$41,800 – $78,830	160
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,820	$37,460 – $84,980	230
23	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,480	$29,050 – $77,290	130
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,990	$47,990 – $47,990	2,420
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,960	$36,440 – $62,670	1,000
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,930	$26,440 – $74,210	970
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$39,640	$30,070 – $50,950	3,280
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,090	$30,410 – $47,430	1,960
29	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,800	$24,840 – $53,160	520

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