High paying teaching and library jobs in New York

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New York. 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 run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$131,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,810 – $349,36021,410
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,140 – $213,5703,240
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,420 – $206,3607,480
4Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,110 – $204,4904,070
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$98,850
Master's degree
$58,140 – $272,12014,920
6Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,520 – $205,8703,870
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$97,070
Bachelor's degree
$60,070 – $136,45070,660
8Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,180 – $170,2003,170
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,840
Bachelor's degree
$60,040 – $137,37038,670
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$93,820
Bachelor's degree
$59,720 – $132,4907,870
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$89,310
Bachelor's degree
$60,740 – $134,46015,250
12Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$87,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,400 – $162,4004,080
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$85,760
Bachelor's degree
$56,760 – $136,260101,410
14English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,220 – $173,5806,110
15Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,840 – $145,2306,340
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,680 – $168,2805,430
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$81,260
Bachelor's degree
$59,460 – $133,28021,130
18Instructional Coordinators$80,560
Master's degree
$50,620 – $125,88018,730
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,820
Bachelor's degree
$59,490 – $130,1607,610
20Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,590
Master's degree
$52,340 – $129,97011,870
21Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,630
Bachelor's degree
$49,020 – $137,7106,950
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,170
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $123,7005,250
23Special Education Teachers, Preschool$68,180
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $170,2006,220
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$57,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,670 – $130,05031,120
25Library Technicians$50,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,240 – $76,0603,390
26Tutors$47,100
Some college, no degree
$33,920 – $103,98012,730
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,520
Associate's degree
$36,050 – $75,66023,870
28Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,610
Bachelor's degree
$34,680 – $75,19017,390
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,490
Bachelor's degree
$35,090 – $60,01036,090
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,240
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $54,990137,820

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$131,220	$63,810 – $349,360	21,410
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,240	$61,140 – $213,570	3,240
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,490	$50,420 – $206,360	7,480
4	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,720	$63,110 – $204,490	4,070
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$98,850	$58,140 – $272,120	14,920
6	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,180	$56,520 – $205,870	3,870
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$97,070	$60,070 – $136,450	70,660
8	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,450	$51,180 – $170,200	3,170
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$94,840	$60,040 – $137,370	38,670
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$93,820	$59,720 – $132,490	7,870
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$89,310	$60,740 – $134,460	15,250
12	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$87,230	$52,400 – $162,400	4,080
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$85,760	$56,760 – $136,260	101,410
14	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,850	$52,220 – $173,580	6,110
15	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,950	$49,840 – $145,230	6,340
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,020	$51,680 – $168,280	5,430
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,260	$59,460 – $133,280	21,130
18	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$80,560	$50,620 – $125,880	18,730
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,820	$59,490 – $130,160	7,610
20	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$78,590	$52,340 – $129,970	11,870
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,630	$49,020 – $137,710	6,950
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$75,170	$50,410 – $123,700	5,250
23	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$68,180	$45,760 – $170,200	6,220
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,790	$35,670 – $130,050	31,120
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,060	$34,240 – $76,060	3,390
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$47,100	$33,920 – $103,980	12,730
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,520	$36,050 – $75,660	23,870
28	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$43,610	$34,680 – $75,190	17,390
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,490	$35,090 – $60,010	36,090
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,240	$32,240 – $54,990	137,820

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