High paying teaching and library jobs in Montgomery, AL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montgomery, AL. 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 Montgomery, AL run 10.3% below the national average (2024), so a Montgomery, AL salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Montgomery, AL · Employed

1Instructional Coordinators$97,710
Master's degree
$53,320 – $112,400350
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$84,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,550 – $130,410100
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,140 – $100,08070
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$74,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,580 – $124,20090
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,770 – $95,17060
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$70,790
Bachelor's degree
$62,160 – $76,65080
7Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,520
Bachelor's degree
$37,570 – $98,710150
8English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,540 – $92,140100
9Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,820 – $98,50070
10Archivists$63,130
Master's degree
$46,660 – $97,47060
11Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,930
Master's degree
$47,650 – $77,54070
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,730
Master's degree
$37,170 – $81,330290
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,520
Bachelor's degree
$49,340 – $94,850120
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,980
Bachelor's degree
$46,870 – $74,080550
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,720
Bachelor's degree
$46,430 – $75,6201,210
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,220 – $116,64060
17Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,250
Bachelor's degree
$44,950 – $70,18080
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,610
Bachelor's degree
$40,970 – $72,6901,560
19Special Education Teachers, Middle School$53,700
Bachelor's degree
$33,880 – $74,01060
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$52,430
Bachelor's degree
$28,560 – $73,32070
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,000 – $70,970190
22Tutors$36,860
Some college, no degree
$18,810 – $44,25080
23Library Technicians$36,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,930 – $55,43060
24Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,540
Associate's degree
$21,260 – $47,350640
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$24,950
Bachelor's degree
$16,460 – $27,360210
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$24,030
Some college, no degree
$21,850 – $28,960690
27Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$20,500
Bachelor's degree
$16,350 – $46,97090

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontgomery, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$97,710	$53,320 – $112,400	350
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,300	$50,550 – $130,410	100
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,160	$57,140 – $100,080	70
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,810	$47,580 – $124,200	90
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,710	$58,770 – $95,170	60
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,790	$62,160 – $76,650	80
7	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,520	$37,570 – $98,710	150
8	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,900	$42,540 – $92,140	100
9	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,370	$45,820 – $98,500	70
10	ArchivistsMaster's degree	$63,130	$46,660 – $97,470	60
11	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$62,930	$47,650 – $77,540	70
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,730	$37,170 – $81,330	290
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,520	$49,340 – $94,850	120
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,980	$46,870 – $74,080	550
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,720	$46,430 – $75,620	1,210
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,490	$48,220 – $116,640	60
17	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,250	$44,950 – $70,180	80
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,610	$40,970 – $72,690	1,560
19	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$53,700	$33,880 – $74,010	60
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$52,430	$28,560 – $73,320	70
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,530	$23,000 – $70,970	190
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,860	$18,810 – $44,250	80
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,140	$24,930 – $55,430	60
24	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$28,540	$21,260 – $47,350	640
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$24,950	$16,460 – $27,360	210
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$24,030	$21,850 – $28,960	690
27	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$20,500	$16,350 – $46,970	90

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