High paying teaching and library jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Memphis, TN-MS-AR salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$128,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,720 – $211,1901,630
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$96,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,530 – $163,440220
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,230 – $109,830300
4Instructional Coordinators$73,110
Master's degree
$51,590 – $92,260750
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,820
Master's degree
$40,110 – $80,140420
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$65,500
Bachelor's degree
$52,960 – $78,890450
7Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$65,420
Bachelor's degree
$44,580 – $79,490750
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,640
Bachelor's degree
$54,010 – $79,3601,330
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$63,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,090 – $94,980310
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,230
Bachelor's degree
$48,170 – $79,1804,860
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,510
Bachelor's degree
$48,160 – $76,6305,410
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,670
Bachelor's degree
$36,890 – $87,040420
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,500
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $78,120290
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,380
Bachelor's degree
$47,950 – $76,5401,750
15Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,780
Bachelor's degree
$41,220 – $69,670300
16Tutors$49,640
Some college, no degree
$28,690 – $84,910670
17Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,250
Associate's degree
$24,230 – $63,7301,290
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,740 – $61,210710
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$31,930
Bachelor's degree
$23,100 – $41,9601,270
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,330
Some college, no degree
$24,490 – $40,2704,280

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

#	Occupation	MedianMemphis, TN-MS-AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,860	$46,720 – $211,190	1,630
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,180	$61,530 – $163,440	220
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,380	$54,230 – $109,830	300
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$73,110	$51,590 – $92,260	750
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,820	$40,110 – $80,140	420
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,500	$52,960 – $78,890	450
7	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,420	$44,580 – $79,490	750
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,640	$54,010 – $79,360	1,330
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$63,310	$39,090 – $94,980	310
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,230	$48,170 – $79,180	4,860
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,510	$48,160 – $76,630	5,410
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,670	$36,890 – $87,040	420
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,500	$51,440 – $78,120	290
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,380	$47,950 – $76,540	1,750
15	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$56,780	$41,220 – $69,670	300
16	TutorsSome college, no degree	$49,640	$28,690 – $84,910	670
17	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,250	$24,230 – $63,730	1,290
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,180	$23,740 – $61,210	710
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$31,930	$23,100 – $41,960	1,270
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,330	$24,490 – $40,270	4,280

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. 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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