High paying teaching and library jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD run 2.6% above the national average (2024), so a Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,300 – $244,88011,210
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$107,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,240 – $207,7802,260
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,760 – $174,1301,070
4English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,400 – $127,9001,220
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,280 – $118,4702,050
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,560
Bachelor's degree
$58,870 – $103,48025,460
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,070
Bachelor's degree
$61,220 – $107,5402,070
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,760
Bachelor's degree
$59,790 – $102,9305,790
9Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$79,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,770 – $169,9101,700
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$78,860
Bachelor's degree
$61,170 – $104,8602,780
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570
Bachelor's degree
$58,650 – $100,94023,380
12Instructional Coordinators$78,400
Master's degree
$50,040 – $112,7104,170
13Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,380
Master's degree
$32,220 – $129,6601,750
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,130
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $103,77013,090
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,330
Master's degree
$48,580 – $106,5902,430
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,800 – $127,3101,150
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$74,290
Bachelor's degree
$58,430 – $99,2705,660
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$64,810
Bachelor's degree
$40,820 – $106,230960
19Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,820 – $123,5201,900
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,190
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $99,7201,490
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610 – $77,9208,680
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,680
Bachelor's degree
$33,800 – $60,55011,210
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,900
Bachelor's degree
$18,360 – $78,9801,940
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,500
Bachelor's degree
$28,550 – $66,1102,020
25Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,750
Associate's degree
$30,350 – $59,28015,260
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,080
Some college, no degree
$26,870 – $46,47026,990
27Tutors$35,660
Some college, no degree
$26,980 – $78,3102,680

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

#	Occupation	MedianPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$108,150	$49,300 – $244,880	11,210
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,170	$49,240 – $207,780	2,260
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,260	$56,760 – $174,130	1,070
4	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,500	$49,400 – $127,900	1,220
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,040	$47,280 – $118,470	2,050
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,560	$58,870 – $103,480	25,460
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,070	$61,220 – $107,540	2,070
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,760	$59,790 – $102,930	5,790
9	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,210	$36,770 – $169,910	1,700
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,860	$61,170 – $104,860	2,780
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,570	$58,650 – $100,940	23,380
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,400	$50,040 – $112,710	4,170
13	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,380	$32,220 – $129,660	1,750
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,130	$48,610 – $103,770	13,090
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,330	$48,580 – $106,590	2,430
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,450	$45,800 – $127,310	1,150
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,290	$58,430 – $99,270	5,660
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,810	$40,820 – $106,230	960
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,530	$47,820 – $123,520	1,900
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,190	$47,390 – $99,720	1,490
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,650	$30,610 – $77,920	8,680
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$45,680	$33,800 – $60,550	11,210
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,900	$18,360 – $78,980	1,940
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,500	$28,550 – $66,110	2,020
25	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,750	$30,350 – $59,280	15,260
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,080	$26,870 – $46,470	26,990
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$35,660	$26,980 – $78,310	2,680

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