High paying teaching and library jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI run 4.8% above the national average (2024), so a Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,970 – $210,6802,740
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$83,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,430 – $124,280790
3Instructional Coordinators$81,230
Master's degree
$59,730 – $125,6102,450
4Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$80,800
Master's degree
$62,280 – $99,9901,390
5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,580 – $100,0601,900
6Special Education Teachers, Preschool$80,700
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $101,110760
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,370
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $126,830890
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730
Bachelor's degree
$49,490 – $101,21016,990
9Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$79,210
Bachelor's degree
$54,630 – $100,9402,040
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,550 – $105,0002,590
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,010
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $125,9609,840
12Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,060
Master's degree
$48,970 – $125,820740
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,320
Bachelor's degree
$50,250 – $98,7402,340
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,660
Bachelor's degree
$49,930 – $97,5501,470
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,800
Bachelor's degree
$47,950 – $100,6406,660
16Teachers and Instructors, All Other$61,720
Bachelor's degree
$46,580 – $97,870950
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,590
Bachelor's degree
$24,960 – $111,8401,030
18Library Technicians$51,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,240 – $63,110780
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$50,390
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $75,8907,510
20Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $74,5106,800
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,310
Some college, no degree
$33,360 – $54,58023,370
22Tutors$44,650
Some college, no degree
$30,120 – $63,120910
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,960
Associate's degree
$36,080 – $61,1907,650

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,510	$51,970 – $210,680	2,740
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,950	$63,430 – $124,280	790
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,230	$59,730 – $125,610	2,450
4	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$80,800	$62,280 – $99,990	1,390
5	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,780	$45,580 – $100,060	1,900
6	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$80,700	$47,990 – $101,110	760
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$80,370	$47,390 – $126,830	890
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,730	$49,490 – $101,210	16,990
9	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$79,210	$54,630 – $100,940	2,040
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,190	$49,550 – $105,000	2,590
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,010	$49,940 – $125,960	9,840
12	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,060	$48,970 – $125,820	740
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,320	$50,250 – $98,740	2,340
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,660	$49,930 – $97,550	1,470
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,800	$47,950 – $100,640	6,660
16	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,720	$46,580 – $97,870	950
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,590	$24,960 – $111,840	1,030
18	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,520	$43,240 – $63,110	780
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$50,390	$37,750 – $75,890	7,510
20	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$31,200 – $74,510	6,800
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,310	$33,360 – $54,580	23,370
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,650	$30,120 – $63,120	910
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,960	$36,080 – $61,190	7,650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-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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