High paying teaching and library jobs in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT run 0.4% above the national average (2024), so a Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT · Employed

1Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,920 – $207,24050
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,740 – $134,95040
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,720
Bachelor's degree
$81,780 – $115,980270
4Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$99,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,650 – $249,98060
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$97,440
Bachelor's degree
$48,740 – $103,090130
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$97,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,060 – $130,87050
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$97,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,250 – $164,65060
8Instructional Coordinators$95,180
Master's degree
$54,080 – $121,150120
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$94,950
Bachelor's degree
$60,660 – $100,380860
10Business Teachers, Postsecondary$94,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,200 – $169,60090
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$91,670
Bachelor's degree
$63,020 – $97,310100
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$87,550
Bachelor's degree
$59,750 – $104,870260
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,840
Bachelor's degree
$60,530 – $102,6101,060
14Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$83,090
Bachelor's degree
$58,490 – $83,09040
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,160
Bachelor's degree
$58,970 – $99,290630
16Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,570
Bachelor's degree
$58,280 – $102,770150
17Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,050
Bachelor's degree
$59,510 – $100,100180
18Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,050 – $101,030100
19Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,420 – $128,00060
20Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,940
Master's degree
$50,760 – $129,760100
21Special Education Teachers, All Other$74,040
Bachelor's degree
$46,450 – $96,01060
22Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$72,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,370 – $125,62040
23Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,300
Master's degree
$47,200 – $98,620180
24Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$34,010 – $133,04080
25Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,840
Bachelor's degree
$36,920 – $97,80090
26Tutors$50,350
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $83,920300
27Library Technicians$49,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $70,74050
28Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $96,820270
29Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,530
Bachelor's degree
$34,010 – $72,540100
30Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,960
Associate's degree
$35,450 – $80,730360
31Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,340
Bachelor's degree
$35,750 – $62,100670
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,290
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $46,2501,630

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,940	$82,920 – $207,240	50
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,070	$60,740 – $134,950	40
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$100,720	$81,780 – $115,980	270
4	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$99,060	$59,650 – $249,980	60
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$97,440	$48,740 – $103,090	130
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,310	$61,060 – $130,870	50
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,190	$79,250 – $164,650	60
8	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$95,180	$54,080 – $121,150	120
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$94,950	$60,660 – $100,380	860
10	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,910	$50,200 – $169,600	90
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$91,670	$63,020 – $97,310	100
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$87,550	$59,750 – $104,870	260
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$83,840	$60,530 – $102,610	1,060
14	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$83,090	$58,490 – $83,090	40
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$82,160	$58,970 – $99,290	630
16	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,570	$58,280 – $102,770	150
17	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,050	$59,510 – $100,100	180
18	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,440	$53,050 – $101,030	100
19	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,220	$49,420 – $128,000	60
20	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$75,940	$50,760 – $129,760	100
21	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$74,040	$46,450 – $96,010	60
22	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$72,800	$70,370 – $125,620	40
23	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,300	$47,200 – $98,620	180
24	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,030	$34,010 – $133,040	80
25	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,840	$36,920 – $97,800	90
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,350	$34,010 – $83,920	300
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,590	$34,010 – $70,740	50
28	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,570	$35,360 – $96,820	270
29	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,530	$34,010 – $72,540	100
30	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,960	$35,450 – $80,730	360
31	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,340	$35,750 – $62,100	670
32	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,290	$34,010 – $46,250	1,630

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. 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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