High paying teaching and library jobs in North Dakota

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in North Dakota. 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 North Dakota run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a North Dakota 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in North Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Dakota · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$110,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,730 – $203,170250
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,170 – $156,360220
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$100,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,530 – $177,620510
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$90,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,020 – $135,380170
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,020 – $106,380150
6Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,520 – $103,850230
7Instructional Coordinators$75,340
Master's degree
$55,770 – $94,600650
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,570
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $104,290430
9Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,820
Bachelor's degree
$47,310 – $85,510180
10Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$63,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$15,490 – $122,270470
11Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,830
Master's degree
$36,400 – $98,000570
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,500
Bachelor's degree
$48,520 – $79,870640
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,210
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $81,3103,070
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,210
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $80,320520
15Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,420
Bachelor's degree
$41,250 – $96,220320
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,100
Bachelor's degree
$47,090 – $79,7601,400
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,030
Bachelor's degree
$46,530 – $75,9904,430
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $77,890600
19Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$57,950
Bachelor's degree
$47,060 – $77,150590
20Special Education Teachers, Middle School$57,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,350 – $82,930200
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$46,530
Bachelor's degree
$46,530 – $73,970220
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,570
Bachelor's degree
$33,780 – $55,080420
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,720
Associate's degree
$25,990 – $59,560540
24Library Technicians$39,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,910 – $50,090370
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,240
Some college, no degree
$29,130 – $46,2605,600
26Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $62,080470

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$110,050	$58,730 – $203,170	250
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,710	$72,170 – $156,360	220
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,760	$63,530 – $177,620	510
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,740	$49,020 – $135,380	170
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,710	$61,020 – $106,380	150
6	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,540	$48,520 – $103,850	230
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$75,340	$55,770 – $94,600	650
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$73,570	$43,680 – $104,290	430
9	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$63,820	$47,310 – $85,510	180
10	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$63,430	$15,490 – $122,270	470
11	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,830	$36,400 – $98,000	570
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,500	$48,520 – $79,870	640
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,210	$47,630 – $81,310	3,070
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,210	$47,280 – $80,320	520
15	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,420	$41,250 – $96,220	320
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,100	$47,090 – $79,760	1,400
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,030	$46,530 – $75,990	4,430
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,420	$47,490 – $77,890	600
19	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,950	$47,060 – $77,150	590
20	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,680	$47,350 – $82,930	200
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$46,530	$46,530 – $73,970	220
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,570	$33,780 – $55,080	420
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,720	$25,990 – $59,560	540
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,240	$34,910 – $50,090	370
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,240	$29,130 – $46,260	5,600
26	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,100	$28,010 – $62,080	470

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