High paying teaching and library jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$123,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,500 – $211,9401,460
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,900 – $162,750450
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,400 – $192,830580
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$100,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,170 – $170,400510
5Instructional Coordinators$94,280
Master's degree
$60,140 – $135,2001,920
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$91,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,740 – $162,310640
7Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$91,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,900 – $153,500550
8Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$90,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,660 – $153,400400
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$89,590
Bachelor's degree
$58,270 – $108,6103,540
10Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$86,420
Bachelor's degree
$66,240 – $105,510530
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$84,120
Bachelor's degree
$58,640 – $108,0906,790
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$83,140
Bachelor's degree
$63,280 – $107,430890
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$82,880
Bachelor's degree
$53,270 – $107,380800
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$82,740
Bachelor's degree
$33,220 – $141,590470
15Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,120 – $133,350430
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$82,330
Bachelor's degree
$50,270 – $107,6507,530
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$82,130
Master's degree
$51,680 – $118,8501,070
18Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,900 – $146,700460
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$81,090
Bachelor's degree
$56,050 – $106,990900
20Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,660
Master's degree
$52,730 – $221,2601,020
21Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,100 – $139,800960
22Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$72,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,370 – $162,0702,050
23Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,790
Bachelor's degree
$46,730 – $138,580810
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$61,190
Bachelor's degree
$50,120 – $74,7204,110
25Library Technicians$57,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,660 – $64,260990
26Tutors$54,230
Some college, no degree
$37,110 – $69,580690
27Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,050 – $77,3803,980
28Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,550
Bachelor's degree
$40,840 – $80,570730
29Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$49,540
Bachelor's degree
$34,680 – $93,6102,110
30Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,310
Associate's degree
$37,570 – $68,2403,950
31Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,280
Some college, no degree
$31,360 – $57,18012,500

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

#	Occupation	MedianPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$123,500	$51,500 – $211,940	1,460
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,190	$66,900 – $162,750	450
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,130	$52,400 – $192,830	580
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,800	$61,170 – $170,400	510
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$94,280	$60,140 – $135,200	1,920
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$91,870	$57,740 – $162,310	640
7	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$91,480	$61,900 – $153,500	550
8	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,160	$70,660 – $153,400	400
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$89,590	$58,270 – $108,610	3,540
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$86,420	$66,240 – $105,510	530
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$84,120	$58,640 – $108,090	6,790
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$83,140	$63,280 – $107,430	890
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$82,880	$53,270 – $107,380	800
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,740	$33,220 – $141,590	470
15	Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,480	$72,120 – $133,350	430
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$82,330	$50,270 – $107,650	7,530
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$82,130	$51,680 – $118,850	1,070
18	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,780	$50,900 – $146,700	460
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$81,090	$56,050 – $106,990	900
20	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$75,660	$52,730 – $221,260	1,020
21	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,910	$49,100 – $139,800	960
22	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$72,370	$44,370 – $162,070	2,050
23	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$65,790	$46,730 – $138,580	810
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$61,190	$50,120 – $74,720	4,110
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,050	$41,660 – $64,260	990
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$54,230	$37,110 – $69,580	690
27	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,790	$35,050 – $77,380	3,980
28	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,550	$40,840 – $80,570	730
29	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,540	$34,680 – $93,610	2,110
30	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$45,310	$37,570 – $68,240	3,950
31	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,280	$31,360 – $57,180	12,500

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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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