High paying teaching and library jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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.

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, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$96,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,280 – $228,2802,420
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$80,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,470 – $162,010920
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,360 – $106,9801,050
4Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,730 – $135,1401,180
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$71,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,400 – $128,7101,420
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$71,230
Bachelor's degree
$48,510 – $135,5601,340
7Instructional Coordinators$65,340
Master's degree
$46,240 – $99,2904,560
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,490
Bachelor's degree
$50,280 – $110,5601,460
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,330
Bachelor's degree
$48,000 – $84,0006,550
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,070
Master's degree
$35,910 – $102,3101,210
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,570
Bachelor's degree
$49,020 – $104,27014,730
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,180
Bachelor's degree
$47,390 – $81,52016,560
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,930
Bachelor's degree
$46,450 – $78,1201,430
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,500 – $78,0202,310
15Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,810
Bachelor's degree
$34,580 – $80,2804,450
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $69,9501,610
17Tutors$43,880
Some college, no degree
$30,580 – $80,1702,040
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,590
Bachelor's degree
$32,100 – $51,4703,220
19Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,500
Associate's degree
$33,850 – $48,7706,880
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,450
Some college, no degree
$31,090 – $43,12017,320

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

#	Occupation	MedianPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,660	$66,280 – $228,280	2,420
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,600	$63,470 – $162,010	920
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$79,260	$38,360 – $106,980	1,050
4	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,520	$49,730 – $135,140	1,180
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$71,740	$50,400 – $128,710	1,420
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$71,230	$48,510 – $135,560	1,340
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$65,340	$46,240 – $99,290	4,560
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,490	$50,280 – $110,560	1,460
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,330	$48,000 – $84,000	6,550
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$61,070	$35,910 – $102,310	1,210
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,570	$49,020 – $104,270	14,730
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,180	$47,390 – $81,520	16,560
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,930	$46,450 – $78,120	1,430
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$56,920	$47,500 – $78,020	2,310
15	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,810	$34,580 – $80,280	4,450
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,560	$35,100 – $69,950	1,610
17	TutorsSome college, no degree	$43,880	$30,580 – $80,170	2,040
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$41,590	$32,100 – $51,470	3,220
19	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,500	$33,850 – $48,770	6,880
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,450	$31,090 – $43,120	17,320

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