High paying teaching and library jobs in Oregon

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oregon. 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,380 – $211,9402,170
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,270 – $165,440800
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$100,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,100 – $171,370940
4English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$91,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,060 – $162,800960
5Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$91,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,000 – $138,260820
6Instructional Coordinators$84,620
Master's degree
$58,550 – $130,8902,940
7Special Education Teachers, All Other$82,240
Bachelor's degree
$58,820 – $136,490820
8Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,350 – $146,700660
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,570
Bachelor's degree
$49,640 – $101,31011,730
10Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,380
Bachelor's degree
$49,720 – $96,870750
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,350
Bachelor's degree
$49,360 – $100,2506,940
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,070
Master's degree
$43,740 – $116,2501,690
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,700
Bachelor's degree
$58,620 – $105,8201,520
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$49,810 – $98,9201,240
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,130
Bachelor's degree
$48,500 – $103,54012,600
16Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,770
Master's degree
$48,580 – $206,1201,440
17Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,310 – $150,5201,240
18Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$72,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,460 – $165,0003,840
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$68,580
Bachelor's degree
$49,190 – $98,1001,330
20Teachers and Instructors, All Other$65,800
Bachelor's degree
$33,220 – $135,7401,020
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,430
Bachelor's degree
$45,260 – $132,1001,140
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$58,280
Bachelor's degree
$54,870 – $74,2908,090
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,490 – $76,3305,580
24Library Technicians$49,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,070 – $62,5201,810
25Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,550
Bachelor's degree
$38,970 – $80,570880
26Tutors$48,280
Some college, no degree
$33,310 – $69,5601,130
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,160
Bachelor's degree
$33,460 – $83,8604,200
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,140
Associate's degree
$35,680 – $63,5506,300
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,850
Some college, no degree
$30,300 – $50,86023,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,180	$41,380 – $211,940	2,170
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,820	$61,270 – $165,440	800
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,180	$52,100 – $171,370	940
4	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$91,870	$52,060 – $162,800	960
5	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$91,770	$59,000 – $138,260	820
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$84,620	$58,550 – $130,890	2,940
7	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,240	$58,820 – $136,490	820
8	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,060	$46,350 – $146,700	660
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,570	$49,640 – $101,310	11,730
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,380	$49,720 – $96,870	750
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,350	$49,360 – $100,250	6,940
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$78,070	$43,740 – $116,250	1,690
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,700	$58,620 – $105,820	1,520
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,400	$49,810 – $98,920	1,240
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,130	$48,500 – $103,540	12,600
16	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$76,770	$48,580 – $206,120	1,440
17	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,880	$36,310 – $150,520	1,240
18	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$72,440	$47,460 – $165,000	3,840
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$68,580	$49,190 – $98,100	1,330
20	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,800	$33,220 – $135,740	1,020
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$65,430	$45,260 – $132,100	1,140
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$58,280	$54,870 – $74,290	8,090
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,790	$33,490 – $76,330	5,580
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,970	$38,070 – $62,520	1,810
25	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,550	$38,970 – $80,570	880
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,280	$33,310 – $69,560	1,130
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,160	$33,460 – $83,860	4,200
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,140	$35,680 – $63,550	6,300
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$39,850	$30,300 – $50,860	23,030

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