High paying teaching and library jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ run 12.6% above the national average (2024), so a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ salary is worth about 0.89× 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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$128,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,810 – $333,13015,040
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,140 – $206,4006,840
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,110 – $204,4903,950
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$100,950
Master's degree
$61,140 – $330,39013,080
5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,800
Bachelor's degree
$63,480 – $136,34075,780
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,430
Bachelor's degree
$67,400 – $135,41014,700
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$99,830
Bachelor's degree
$63,600 – $133,1605,030
8Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,640 – $207,4603,070
9Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,630 – $171,8703,600
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$96,900
Bachelor's degree
$62,530 – $136,33098,900
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$96,500
Bachelor's degree
$62,990 – $137,37039,310
12English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$96,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,920 – $199,4705,320
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$94,740
Bachelor's degree
$64,460 – $132,2708,330
14Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$92,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,920 – $155,5905,290
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$91,610
Bachelor's degree
$63,420 – $133,27022,270
16Instructional Coordinators$85,730
Master's degree
$53,270 – $127,10015,240
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$81,670
Master's degree
$61,380 – $131,41010,690
18Special Education Teachers, Preschool$81,210
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $170,2006,110
19Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,580 – $159,6905,120
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,540
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $126,0104,820
21Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$59,120 – $136,5008,180
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$59,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $129,09033,380
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$50,230
Associate's degree
$37,130 – $78,74028,140
24Tutors$46,550
Some college, no degree
$34,100 – $103,63013,980
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,220
Bachelor's degree
$34,570 – $59,94026,760
26Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$45,100
Bachelor's degree
$37,120 – $77,27012,430
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,890
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $56,740126,920

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,090	$63,810 – $333,130	15,040
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,770	$49,140 – $206,400	6,840
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,740	$63,110 – $204,490	3,950
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,950	$61,140 – $330,390	13,080
5	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,800	$63,480 – $136,340	75,780
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$100,430	$67,400 – $135,410	14,700
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,830	$63,600 – $133,160	5,030
8	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,250	$42,640 – $207,460	3,070
9	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,130	$49,630 – $171,870	3,600
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$96,900	$62,530 – $136,330	98,900
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$96,500	$62,990 – $137,370	39,310
12	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,430	$49,920 – $199,470	5,320
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$94,740	$64,460 – $132,270	8,330
14	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$92,050	$49,920 – $155,590	5,290
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$91,610	$63,420 – $133,270	22,270
16	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$85,730	$53,270 – $127,100	15,240
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$81,670	$61,380 – $131,410	10,690
18	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$81,210	$45,760 – $170,200	6,110
19	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,640	$47,580 – $159,690	5,120
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$78,540	$51,110 – $126,010	4,820
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,400	$59,120 – $136,500	8,180
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,600	$36,670 – $129,090	33,380
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$50,230	$37,130 – $78,740	28,140
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,550	$34,100 – $103,630	13,980
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$45,220	$34,570 – $59,940	26,760
26	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$45,100	$37,120 – $77,270	12,430
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,890	$32,240 – $56,740	126,920

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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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