High paying teaching and library jobs in Pennsylvania

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the national average (2024), so a Pennsylvania salary is worth about 1.02× 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 Pennsylvania.

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

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OccupationMedian, Pennsylvania · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,300 – $244,88014,890
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,820 – $178,6704,630
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,810 – $130,3302,410
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,790 – $126,7902,000
5Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$82,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,770 – $143,5602,990
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,290 – $122,7002,530
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,800
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $102,36052,240
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,280 – $107,6404,290
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $105,33022,720
10Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,280
Master's degree
$38,460 – $122,2104,170
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,060
Bachelor's degree
$51,990 – $99,63048,370
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,300 – $106,1403,710
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,000
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $101,88011,040
14Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,750 – $124,0902,120
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,760
Bachelor's degree
$50,040 – $103,4304,840
16Instructional Coordinators$75,580
Master's degree
$48,220 – $105,3507,540
17Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,210 – $113,9503,390
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,680
Bachelor's degree
$51,730 – $98,1707,640
19Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,770 – $199,70012,100
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,430
Bachelor's degree
$41,700 – $92,6002,510
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,160
Bachelor's degree
$44,390 – $103,0104,780
22Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,880
Master's degree
$37,240 – $98,4905,050
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,870
Bachelor's degree
$30,470 – $63,93022,360
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,940 – $75,13015,270
25Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,760
Bachelor's degree
$18,230 – $76,5304,040
26Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,020
Bachelor's degree
$21,060 – $60,1302,480
27Tutors$36,270
Some college, no degree
$23,670 – $75,8704,540
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,050
Associate's degree
$29,590 – $46,46022,760
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,740
Some college, no degree
$23,380 – $45,98048,310

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

#	Occupation	MedianPennsylvania	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,920	$49,300 – $244,880	14,890
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,760	$46,820 – $178,670	4,630
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,970	$57,810 – $130,330	2,410
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,170	$49,790 – $126,790	2,000
5	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,070	$36,770 – $143,560	2,990
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,670	$49,290 – $122,700	2,530
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,800	$51,440 – $102,360	52,240
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,460	$47,280 – $107,640	4,290
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,930	$48,610 – $105,330	22,720
10	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,280	$38,460 – $122,210	4,170
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,060	$51,990 – $99,630	48,370
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,040	$52,300 – $106,140	3,710
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,000	$51,110 – $101,880	11,040
14	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,960	$47,750 – $124,090	2,120
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,760	$50,040 – $103,430	4,840
16	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$75,580	$48,220 – $105,350	7,540
17	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,910	$39,210 – $113,950	3,390
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,680	$51,730 – $98,170	7,640
19	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,400	$35,770 – $199,700	12,100
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,430	$41,700 – $92,600	2,510
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$63,160	$44,390 – $103,010	4,780
22	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,880	$37,240 – $98,490	5,050
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$44,870	$30,470 – $63,930	22,360
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,740	$27,940 – $75,130	15,270
25	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,760	$18,230 – $76,530	4,040
26	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,020	$21,060 – $60,130	2,480
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,270	$23,670 – $75,870	4,540
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,050	$29,590 – $46,460	22,760
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,740	$23,380 – $45,980	48,310

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