High paying teaching and library jobs in Paducah, KY-IL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Paducah, KY-IL. 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 Paducah, KY-IL run 13.9% below the national average (2024), so a Paducah, KY-IL salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Paducah, KY-IL · Employed

1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,170
Bachelor's degree
$50,340 – $86,01080
2Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,900
Master's degree
$46,050 – $74,98050
3Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,470
Bachelor's degree
$46,070 – $74,080220
4Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,030
Bachelor's degree
$45,700 – $71,160360
5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,540
Bachelor's degree
$49,130 – $74,260250
6Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,530
Bachelor's degree
$42,770 – $73,28060
7Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,410
Bachelor's degree
$44,600 – $77,12050
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,040
Bachelor's degree
$47,540 – $70,87040
9Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$52,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,660 – $61,190170
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,110
Bachelor's degree
$42,770 – $70,93060
11Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,520
Bachelor's degree
$23,260 – $71,08070
12Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,970
Some college, no degree
$24,930 – $35,830350
13Self-Enrichment Teachers$29,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,570 – $60,00040
14Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,010
Associate's degree
$23,100 – $59,160240

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

#	Occupation	MedianPaducah, KY-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$77,170	$50,340 – $86,010	80
2	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,900	$46,050 – $74,980	50
3	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,470	$46,070 – $74,080	220
4	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,030	$45,700 – $71,160	360
5	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,540	$49,130 – $74,260	250
6	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,530	$42,770 – $73,280	60
7	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,410	$44,600 – $77,120	50
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,040	$47,540 – $70,870	40
9	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$52,170	$48,660 – $61,190	170
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$49,110	$42,770 – $70,930	60
11	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,520	$23,260 – $71,080	70
12	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,970	$24,930 – $35,830	350
13	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,090	$21,570 – $60,000	40
14	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$28,010	$23,100 – $59,160	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Paducah, KY-IL. 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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