High paying teaching and library jobs in New Jersey

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Jersey. 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 New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× 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 New Jersey.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$96,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $271,0302,960
2Instructional Coordinators$96,090
Master's degree
$61,050 – $121,8803,770
3Special Education Teachers, Preschool$92,060
Bachelor's degree
$61,880 – $138,0501,720
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$85,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $179,2903,190
5Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$83,770
Bachelor's degree
$65,250 – $110,0507,520
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$83,770
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $106,5402,320
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,200
Bachelor's degree
$63,040 – $108,23038,140
8Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $176,8301,440
9Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,730 – $163,5601,630
10Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $139,9101,660
11Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$80,100
Master's degree
$32,220 – $205,0503,300
12Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $165,6201,570
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$79,110
Bachelor's degree
$63,570 – $103,5205,660
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,770
Bachelor's degree
$61,450 – $104,79023,650
15English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $149,5901,950
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,380
Master's degree
$56,320 – $107,0504,100
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,200
Bachelor's degree
$61,840 – $105,48040,300
18Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $132,8701,380
19Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $129,9302,580
20Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $128,9102,000
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,660
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $103,68011,610
22Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,210
Bachelor's degree
$60,040 – $102,8705,370
23Teachers and Instructors, All Other$73,590
Bachelor's degree
$40,390 – $113,2601,720
24Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$72,440
Bachelor's degree
$49,390 – $101,0602,590
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$54,260
Bachelor's degree
$35,940 – $81,1203,390
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $96,68013,380
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$48,220
Associate's degree
$37,020 – $86,91016,190
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,780
Bachelor's degree
$34,170 – $58,67017,100
29Tutors$42,270
Some college, no degree
$35,170 – $89,3305,270
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,290
Some college, no degree
$32,220 – $49,58055,580

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,630	$32,220 – $271,030	2,960
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$96,090	$61,050 – $121,880	3,770
3	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$92,060	$61,880 – $138,050	1,720
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,250	$32,220 – $179,290	3,190
5	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$83,770	$65,250 – $110,050	7,520
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$83,770	$62,210 – $106,540	2,320
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$82,200	$63,040 – $108,230	38,140
8	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,500	$32,220 – $176,830	1,440
9	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,790	$32,730 – $163,560	1,630
10	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,660	$32,220 – $139,910	1,660
11	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$80,100	$32,220 – $205,050	3,300
12	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,540	$32,220 – $165,620	1,570
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,110	$63,570 – $103,520	5,660
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,770	$61,450 – $104,790	23,650
15	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,760	$32,220 – $149,590	1,950
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$78,380	$56,320 – $107,050	4,100
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,200	$61,840 – $105,480	40,300
18	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,780	$32,220 – $132,870	1,380
19	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,600	$32,220 – $129,930	2,580
20	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,980	$32,220 – $128,910	2,000
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,660	$61,710 – $103,680	11,610
22	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,210	$60,040 – $102,870	5,370
23	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,590	$40,390 – $113,260	1,720
24	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$72,440	$49,390 – $101,060	2,590
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$54,260	$35,940 – $81,120	3,390
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,780	$36,370 – $96,680	13,380
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$48,220	$37,020 – $86,910	16,190
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,780	$34,170 – $58,670	17,100
29	TutorsSome college, no degree	$42,270	$35,170 – $89,330	5,270
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,290	$32,220 – $49,580	55,580

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