High paying teaching and library jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pittsburgh, PA. 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 Pittsburgh, PA run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a Pittsburgh, PA salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Pittsburgh, PA · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$121,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,650 – $166,990940
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$100,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,860 – $203,0602,220
3Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$84,800
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $114,2704,390
4Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,350
Bachelor's degree
$51,470 – $105,2609,600
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,610
Master's degree
$47,490 – $116,990970
6Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,960 – $119,230480
7Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$77,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,210 – $129,430760
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,550
Bachelor's degree
$53,570 – $105,7607,640
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$76,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,160 – $120,440480
10Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,760 – $118,030630
11Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$75,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,240 – $125,590430
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,360 – $105,2001,850
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$74,910
Bachelor's degree
$50,540 – $114,650740
14Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$74,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,390 – $123,620360
15Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$73,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,330 – $100,080720
16Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$72,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,990 – $120,120470
17Instructional Coordinators$69,720
Master's degree
$45,050 – $101,2601,180
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,200
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $97,080990
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,760
Master's degree
$36,420 – $90,6101,180
20Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$59,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,970 – $257,8302,340
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,510
Bachelor's degree
$50,040 – $87,6601,410
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$58,110
Bachelor's degree
$40,030 – $103,820800
23Library Technicians$44,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,150 – $58,910450
24Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$44,490
Bachelor's degree
$16,330 – $55,820770
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,820
Bachelor's degree
$29,860 – $55,4702,230
26Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,300
Bachelor's degree
$19,020 – $59,960550
27Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,590 – $72,1203,220
28Tutors$35,710
Some college, no degree
$23,670 – $72,060850
29Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,650
Associate's degree
$23,380 – $46,5203,890
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,700
Some college, no degree
$23,580 – $42,8407,230

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

#	Occupation	MedianPittsburgh, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$121,760	$52,650 – $166,990	940
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,880	$43,860 – $203,060	2,220
3	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$84,800	$49,210 – $114,270	4,390
4	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,350	$51,470 – $105,260	9,600
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,610	$47,490 – $116,990	970
6	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,360	$60,960 – $119,230	480
7	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,870	$33,210 – $129,430	760
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,550	$53,570 – $105,760	7,640
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,080	$50,160 – $120,440	480
10	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,770	$38,760 – $118,030	630
11	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,720	$58,240 – $125,590	430
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,160	$49,360 – $105,200	1,850
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,910	$50,540 – $114,650	740
14	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,330	$46,390 – $123,620	360
15	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,830	$46,330 – $100,080	720
16	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$72,110	$49,990 – $120,120	470
17	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$69,720	$45,050 – $101,260	1,180
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,200	$50,580 – $97,080	990
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,760	$36,420 – $90,610	1,180
20	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$59,060	$32,970 – $257,830	2,340
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,510	$50,040 – $87,660	1,410
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$58,110	$40,030 – $103,820	800
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,820	$28,150 – $58,910	450
24	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$44,490	$16,330 – $55,820	770
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$41,820	$29,860 – $55,470	2,230
26	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$37,300	$19,020 – $59,960	550
27	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,530	$26,590 – $72,120	3,220
28	TutorsSome college, no degree	$35,710	$23,670 – $72,060	850
29	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,650	$23,380 – $46,520	3,890
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$33,700	$23,580 – $42,840	7,230

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