High paying teaching and library jobs in Maine

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Maine. 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 Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,440 – $280,750730
2Teachers and Instructors, All Other$84,330
Bachelor's degree
$45,920 – $106,060240
3English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,230 – $139,640230
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,610 – $159,880270
5Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,250 – $169,920300
6Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,860
Master's degree
$52,570 – $166,410340
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,970 – $118,810420
8Instructional Coordinators$76,700
Master's degree
$49,010 – $103,880480
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,880
Bachelor's degree
$47,520 – $83,4505,540
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,590
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $80,6502,780
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,440
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $81,550310
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,390
Bachelor's degree
$46,570 – $92,1007,490
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,880
Bachelor's degree
$45,620 – $79,3901,320
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,740
Bachelor's degree
$49,080 – $139,640510
15Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,710
Bachelor's degree
$48,200 – $82,350860
16Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$59,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,640 – $105,390280
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,540
Master's degree
$36,580 – $83,640780
18Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$58,880
Bachelor's degree
$54,840 – $76,580330
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$52,660
Bachelor's degree
$45,350 – $79,290570
20Tutors$49,880
Some college, no degree
$30,580 – $77,960340
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,750
Some college, no degree
$36,210 – $56,9208,700
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $79,2801,120
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,680
Bachelor's degree
$34,800 – $83,840230
24Library Technicians$44,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,780 – $58,430320
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,890
Associate's degree
$36,170 – $60,1101,110

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,090	$57,440 – $280,750	730
2	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,330	$45,920 – $106,060	240
3	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,290	$60,230 – $139,640	230
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,080	$58,610 – $159,880	270
5	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,250	$51,250 – $169,920	300
6	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,860	$52,570 – $166,410	340
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,600	$59,970 – $118,810	420
8	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$76,700	$49,010 – $103,880	480
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,880	$47,520 – $83,450	5,540
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,590	$47,640 – $80,650	2,780
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,440	$47,560 – $81,550	310
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,390	$46,570 – $92,100	7,490
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,880	$45,620 – $79,390	1,320
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,740	$49,080 – $139,640	510
15	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,710	$48,200 – $82,350	860
16	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$59,950	$38,640 – $105,390	280
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$59,540	$36,580 – $83,640	780
18	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$58,880	$54,840 – $76,580	330
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$52,660	$45,350 – $79,290	570
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$49,880	$30,580 – $77,960	340
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$46,750	$36,210 – $56,920	8,700
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,720	$32,130 – $79,280	1,120
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$45,680	$34,800 – $83,840	230
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,520	$33,780 – $58,430	320
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,890	$36,170 – $60,110	1,110

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