High paying teaching and library jobs in Omaha, NE-IA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Omaha, NE-IA. 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 Omaha, NE-IA run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Omaha, NE-IA salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Omaha, NE-IA · Employed

1Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$97,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,440 – $120,910180
2Instructional Coordinators$79,150
Master's degree
$59,130 – $101,680630
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,650
Master's degree
$35,990 – $178,830190
4Special Education Teachers, Middle School$73,870
Bachelor's degree
$47,380 – $88,720260
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,050
Master's degree
$47,440 – $92,860410
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$69,080
Bachelor's degree
$50,620 – $88,310200
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,730
Bachelor's degree
$48,440 – $131,360240
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,900
Bachelor's degree
$47,610 – $78,7603,540
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,750
Bachelor's degree
$47,250 – $79,7701,930
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,600
Bachelor's degree
$48,420 – $78,730550
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,530
Bachelor's degree
$48,230 – $79,320460
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,970
Bachelor's degree
$47,600 – $79,950750
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,670
Bachelor's degree
$47,350 – $79,0704,030
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,870
Bachelor's degree
$46,880 – $78,160510
15Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$52,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,210 – $82,360390
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $74,8802,010
17Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,440
Associate's degree
$31,620 – $63,330800
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,440
Bachelor's degree
$32,940 – $350,9301,240
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$43,190
Bachelor's degree
$32,160 – $83,510440
20Library Technicians$40,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,010 – $48,030330
21Tutors$37,390
Some college, no degree
$29,930 – $66,560430
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,910
Some college, no degree
$28,080 – $45,6705,210
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$32,680
Bachelor's degree
$30,800 – $54,920210

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

#	Occupation	MedianOmaha, NE-IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,390	$63,440 – $120,910	180
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$79,150	$59,130 – $101,680	630
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$75,650	$35,990 – $178,830	190
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,870	$47,380 – $88,720	260
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,050	$47,440 – $92,860	410
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$69,080	$50,620 – $88,310	200
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$65,730	$48,440 – $131,360	240
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,900	$47,610 – $78,760	3,540
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,750	$47,250 – $79,770	1,930
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,600	$48,420 – $78,730	550
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,530	$48,230 – $79,320	460
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,970	$47,600 – $79,950	750
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,670	$47,350 – $79,070	4,030
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,870	$46,880 – $78,160	510
15	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$52,210	$52,210 – $82,360	390
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,470	$28,080 – $74,880	2,010
17	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,440	$31,620 – $63,330	800
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,440	$32,940 – $350,930	1,240
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$43,190	$32,160 – $83,510	440
20	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,320	$29,010 – $48,030	330
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,390	$29,930 – $66,560	430
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,910	$28,080 – $45,670	5,210
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$32,680	$30,800 – $54,920	210

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Omaha, NE-IA. 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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