High paying teaching and library jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$100,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,300 – $183,250690
2Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$96,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,150 – $115,380520
3English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$85,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,650 – $126,830370
4Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,200 – $119,360830
5Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,000 – $135,360280
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$83,370
Bachelor's degree
$51,230 – $127,500550
7Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$82,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,810 – $134,2901,110
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,730
Bachelor's degree
$56,910 – $95,320290
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,550
Master's degree
$62,540 – $94,280820
10Instructional Coordinators$79,490
Master's degree
$57,220 – $122,770550
11Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,880 – $127,910270
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$76,660
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $100,370570
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,370
Bachelor's degree
$47,250 – $96,8304,120
14Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,990 – $102,700670
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$74,240
Master's degree
$48,230 – $83,550610
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,360
Bachelor's degree
$49,030 – $91,6603,310
17Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,190
Bachelor's degree
$36,970 – $91,570860
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,940
Bachelor's degree
$39,990 – $79,310460
19Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,110
Bachelor's degree
$47,940 – $77,810960
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,480
Bachelor's degree
$50,340 – $97,4306,620
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,190
Bachelor's degree
$35,460 – $57,6601,560
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,120 – $77,1802,010
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,060
Some college, no degree
$29,210 – $46,2906,530
24Library Technicians$37,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,680 – $59,130670
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,240
Associate's degree
$28,130 – $45,5603,950
26Tutors$36,240
Some college, no degree
$24,960 – $68,630660
27Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$30,670
Bachelor's degree
$30,670 – $60,530970

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

#	Occupation	MedianMilwaukee-Waukesha, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,120	$33,300 – $183,250	690
2	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$96,500	$50,150 – $115,380	520
3	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,180	$63,650 – $126,830	370
4	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,700	$49,200 – $119,360	830
5	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,520	$65,000 – $135,360	280
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$83,370	$51,230 – $127,500	550
7	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,340	$64,810 – $134,290	1,110
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,730	$56,910 – $95,320	290
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,550	$62,540 – $94,280	820
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,490	$57,220 – $122,770	550
11	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,440	$58,880 – $127,910	270
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,660	$47,390 – $100,370	570
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,370	$47,250 – $96,830	4,120
14	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,790	$32,990 – $102,700	670
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$74,240	$48,230 – $83,550	610
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,360	$49,030 – $91,660	3,310
17	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,190	$36,970 – $91,570	860
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,940	$39,990 – $79,310	460
19	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,110	$47,940 – $77,810	960
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,480	$50,340 – $97,430	6,620
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$46,190	$35,460 – $57,660	1,560
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,960	$28,120 – $77,180	2,010
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,060	$29,210 – $46,290	6,530
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,860	$22,680 – $59,130	670
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,240	$28,130 – $45,560	3,950
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,240	$24,960 – $68,630	660
27	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$30,670	$30,670 – $60,530	970

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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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