High paying teaching and library jobs in Montana

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montana. 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$101,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,310 – $297,190370
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$101,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,810 – $167,470280
3Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$93,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,760 – $130,710160
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$81,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,890 – $199,660170
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,420
Master's degree
$48,460 – $127,950190
6Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,560 – $99,800240
7Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,840 – $150,320570
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,960
Bachelor's degree
$42,050 – $80,690190
9Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,870
Master's degree
$40,750 – $84,440640
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,310
Bachelor's degree
$38,750 – $82,460480
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,550
Bachelor's degree
$39,140 – $80,2901,980
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,990
Bachelor's degree
$38,120 – $81,2703,670
13Instructional Coordinators$60,920
Master's degree
$46,440 – $96,250740
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,630
Bachelor's degree
$42,890 – $78,930560
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,530
Bachelor's degree
$38,160 – $78,4504,960
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,270
Bachelor's degree
$37,870 – $88,120430
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,190
Bachelor's degree
$45,690 – $85,290260
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,710
Bachelor's degree
$37,420 – $76,200280
19Teachers and Instructors, All Other$48,890
Bachelor's degree
$30,360 – $97,990420
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$47,590
Bachelor's degree
$38,570 – $81,070400
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340 – $72,3801,070
22Tutors$41,380
Some college, no degree
$30,580 – $58,380450
23Library Technicians$38,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,690 – $56,080370
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,540
Associate's degree
$28,370 – $49,550960
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,750
Some college, no degree
$23,950 – $45,4303,930
26Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$30,070
Bachelor's degree
$21,940 – $61,620380
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$28,050
Bachelor's degree
$22,930 – $38,2302,370

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,220	$49,310 – $297,190	370
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,170	$62,810 – $167,470	280
3	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$93,470	$62,760 – $130,710	160
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,490	$50,890 – $199,660	170
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,420	$48,460 – $127,950	190
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,980	$48,560 – $99,800	240
7	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$77,550	$37,840 – $150,320	570
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,960	$42,050 – $80,690	190
9	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$63,870	$40,750 – $84,440	640
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,310	$38,750 – $82,460	480
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,550	$39,140 – $80,290	1,980
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,990	$38,120 – $81,270	3,670
13	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,920	$46,440 – $96,250	740
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,630	$42,890 – $78,930	560
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,530	$38,160 – $78,450	4,960
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,270	$37,870 – $88,120	430
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$55,190	$45,690 – $85,290	260
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,710	$37,420 – $76,200	280
19	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,890	$30,360 – $97,990	420
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$47,590	$38,570 – $81,070	400
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,050	$29,340 – $72,380	1,070
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$41,380	$30,580 – $58,380	450
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,220	$28,690 – $56,080	370
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,540	$28,370 – $49,550	960
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,750	$23,950 – $45,430	3,930
26	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$30,070	$21,940 – $61,620	380
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$28,050	$22,930 – $38,230	2,370

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