High paying teaching and library jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL run 1.4% above the national average (2024), so a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$77,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,140 – $293,990740
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,350 – $101,750520
3Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$67,040
Master's degree
$51,290 – $77,110800
4Instructional Coordinators$63,450
Master's degree
$47,060 – $98,5103,160
5Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,120
Bachelor's degree
$55,710 – $73,210490
6Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,100
Bachelor's degree
$50,850 – $74,1601,690
7Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,320 – $126,8501,470
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,700
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $79,880700
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$60,700
Master's degree
$60,440 – $101,590530
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,580
Bachelor's degree
$54,000 – $72,050810
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,540
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $74,0408,650
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,290
Bachelor's degree
$50,410 – $74,6901,280
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,190
Bachelor's degree
$48,220 – $72,07010,950
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,120
Bachelor's degree
$47,370 – $71,4805,120
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,820
Bachelor's degree
$38,130 – $122,8101,360
16Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$55,120
Bachelor's degree
$48,950 – $64,000560
17Teachers and Instructors, All Other$42,290
Bachelor's degree
$29,280 – $72,9001,270
18Library Technicians$38,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,460 – $48,230460
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,780
Bachelor's degree
$31,880 – $47,4601,600
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,690
Bachelor's degree
$29,550 – $52,1502,180
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,540
Associate's degree
$30,220 – $45,1905,120
22Tutors$34,320
Some college, no degree
$27,530 – $63,0201,570
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,040
Some college, no degree
$29,030 – $37,3707,540

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

#	Occupation	MedianOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,670	$60,140 – $293,990	740
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,980	$39,350 – $101,750	520
3	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$67,040	$51,290 – $77,110	800
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$63,450	$47,060 – $98,510	3,160
5	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,120	$55,710 – $73,210	490
6	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,100	$50,850 – $74,160	1,690
7	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$60,840	$57,320 – $126,850	1,470
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,700	$50,580 – $79,880	700
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$60,700	$60,440 – $101,590	530
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,580	$54,000 – $72,050	810
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,540	$48,670 – $74,040	8,650
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,290	$50,410 – $74,690	1,280
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,190	$48,220 – $72,070	10,950
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,120	$47,370 – $71,480	5,120
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$56,820	$38,130 – $122,810	1,360
16	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$55,120	$48,950 – $64,000	560
17	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$42,290	$29,280 – $72,900	1,270
18	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,760	$31,460 – $48,230	460
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$37,780	$31,880 – $47,460	1,600
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,690	$29,550 – $52,150	2,180
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,540	$30,220 – $45,190	5,120
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$34,320	$27,530 – $63,020	1,570
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,040	$29,030 – $37,370	7,540

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. 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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