High paying teaching and library jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$97,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,880 – $206,770910
2Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$81,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,480 – $163,610790
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$80,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,660 – $166,710360
4Instructional Coordinators$78,150
Master's degree
$38,500 – $104,4201,690
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$66,980
Master's degree
$49,000 – $102,770480
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,170
Bachelor's degree
$51,550 – $81,3601,030
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,830
Master's degree
$46,130 – $82,960830
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,710
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $80,7106,080
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,700
Bachelor's degree
$39,300 – $93,670570
10Tutors$62,950
Some college, no degree
$32,520 – $89,9501,370
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,450
Bachelor's degree
$50,720 – $80,150800
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,460
Bachelor's degree
$48,220 – $79,9208,400
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,360
Bachelor's degree
$50,710 – $81,550720
14Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$61,320
Bachelor's degree
$43,890 – $89,0401,030
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$51,120 – $82,030510
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,090
Bachelor's degree
$49,370 – $79,4904,010
17Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $79,860860
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,090 – $77,6501,260
19Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,510
Associate's degree
$29,290 – $64,4802,290
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,620
Some college, no degree
$22,800 – $44,1606,060
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$30,820
Bachelor's degree
$25,130 – $32,9603,260

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

#	Occupation	MedianNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,260	$48,880 – $206,770	910
2	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$81,110	$47,480 – $163,610	790
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,660	$46,660 – $166,710	360
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,150	$38,500 – $104,420	1,690
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$66,980	$49,000 – $102,770	480
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,170	$51,550 – $81,360	1,030
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,830	$46,130 – $82,960	830
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,710	$50,410 – $80,710	6,080
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,700	$39,300 – $93,670	570
10	TutorsSome college, no degree	$62,950	$32,520 – $89,950	1,370
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,450	$50,720 – $80,150	800
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,460	$48,220 – $79,920	8,400
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,360	$50,710 – $81,550	720
14	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,320	$43,890 – $89,040	1,030
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,300	$51,120 – $82,030	510
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,090	$49,370 – $79,490	4,010
17	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,680	$47,990 – $79,860	860
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,730	$28,090 – $77,650	1,260
19	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,510	$29,290 – $64,480	2,290
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$32,620	$22,800 – $44,160	6,060
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$30,820	$25,130 – $32,960	3,260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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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