High paying teaching and library jobs in Minnesota

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,970 – $210,6803,050
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$95,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,170 – $214,490980
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,990 – $106,7702,620
4Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,760 – $123,8101,340
5Instructional Coordinators$80,550
Master's degree
$59,730 – $118,3303,130
6Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,410 – $125,400950
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,760
Master's degree
$48,840 – $123,1501,310
8Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,650
Master's degree
$48,040 – $99,9902,220
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,330 – $123,7701,510
10Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$76,800
Bachelor's degree
$50,430 – $100,2802,880
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,410 – $102,3904,130
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,460
Bachelor's degree
$49,160 – $121,22016,020
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,350
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $100,88026,640
14Special Education Teachers, Preschool$75,880
Bachelor's degree
$43,020 – $101,1001,250
15Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,500
Bachelor's degree
$45,280 – $98,6802,840
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$67,620
Bachelor's degree
$49,050 – $96,2403,960
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,630
Bachelor's degree
$49,100 – $93,8201,930
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,640
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $99,3408,890
19Teachers and Instructors, All Other$61,330
Bachelor's degree
$44,340 – $97,8701,430
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,640
Bachelor's degree
$24,960 – $110,5101,480
21Library Technicians$51,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,340 – $63,4801,180
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$50,390
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $75,8908,660
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,790 – $70,9309,050
24Tutors$44,800
Some college, no degree
$31,470 – $62,8401,370
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,430
Associate's degree
$36,060 – $61,19010,320
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,100
Some college, no degree
$31,420 – $50,41038,540

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,510	$51,970 – $210,680	3,050
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,820	$63,170 – $214,490	980
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,280	$51,990 – $106,770	2,620
4	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,280	$61,760 – $123,810	1,340
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,550	$59,730 – $118,330	3,130
6	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,950	$48,410 – $125,400	950
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,760	$48,840 – $123,150	1,310
8	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,650	$48,040 – $99,990	2,220
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$76,920	$47,330 – $123,770	1,510
10	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$76,800	$50,430 – $100,280	2,880
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,600	$49,410 – $102,390	4,130
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,460	$49,160 – $121,220	16,020
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,350	$48,870 – $100,880	26,640
14	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$75,880	$43,020 – $101,100	1,250
15	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,500	$45,280 – $98,680	2,840
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$67,620	$49,050 – $96,240	3,960
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,630	$49,100 – $93,820	1,930
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,640	$47,560 – $99,340	8,890
19	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,330	$44,340 – $97,870	1,430
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$54,640	$24,960 – $110,510	1,480
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,110	$34,340 – $63,480	1,180
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$50,390	$37,750 – $75,890	8,660
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,660	$30,790 – $70,930	9,050
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,800	$31,470 – $62,840	1,370
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,430	$36,060 – $61,190	10,320
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$40,100	$31,420 – $50,410	38,540

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