High paying teaching and library jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA run 1.8% above the national average (2024), so a Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Employed

1Teachers and Instructors, All Other$128,150
Bachelor's degree
$31,910 – $184,450430
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,410 – $198,010490
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,370 – $213,590550
4Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$103,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,200 – $166,770220
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,260
Bachelor's degree
$63,900 – $103,800570
6Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,950 – $162,050310
7Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,810 – $172,560310
8Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$94,490
Master's degree
$62,820 – $131,910580
9Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$94,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,340 – $131,530280
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$92,130
Bachelor's degree
$60,390 – $99,790670
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$92,110
Bachelor's degree
$52,510 – $100,3706,770
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$92,110
Bachelor's degree
$51,420 – $99,9001,140
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$89,450
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $99,2403,810
14Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$86,720
Bachelor's degree
$50,060 – $99,6106,280
15Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$85,470
Bachelor's degree
$38,250 – $99,700480
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$85,330
Bachelor's degree
$60,170 – $99,2601,590
17Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,080 – $122,480370
18Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,590 – $125,510250
19English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,700 – $129,890640
20Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,730
Master's degree
$49,330 – $102,020970
21Tutors$67,910
Some college, no degree
$38,290 – $93,230420
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,510 – $97,680370
23Instructional Coordinators$63,640
Master's degree
$39,090 – $101,5101,500
24Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$60,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,530 – $159,160780
25Library Technicians$47,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,410 – $62,850260
26Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,510
Bachelor's degree
$35,870 – $59,1302,780
27Self-Enrichment Teachers$42,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $74,9702,100
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,060
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $49,0508,400
29Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,900
Associate's degree
$31,790 – $58,3003,410

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

#	Occupation	MedianProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$128,150	$31,910 – $184,450	430
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,570	$67,410 – $198,010	490
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,780	$61,370 – $213,590	550
4	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,690	$64,200 – $166,770	220
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,260	$63,900 – $103,800	570
6	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,090	$60,950 – $162,050	310
7	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,600	$62,810 – $172,560	310
8	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$94,490	$62,820 – $131,910	580
9	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,360	$62,340 – $131,530	280
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$92,130	$60,390 – $99,790	670
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$92,110	$52,510 – $100,370	6,770
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$92,110	$51,420 – $99,900	1,140
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$89,450	$50,580 – $99,240	3,810
14	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$86,720	$50,060 – $99,610	6,280
15	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$85,470	$38,250 – $99,700	480
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$85,330	$60,170 – $99,260	1,590
17	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,810	$53,080 – $122,480	370
18	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,030	$50,590 – $125,510	250
19	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,190	$64,700 – $129,890	640
20	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$75,730	$49,330 – $102,020	970
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$67,910	$38,290 – $93,230	420
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,990	$49,510 – $97,680	370
23	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$63,640	$39,090 – $101,510	1,500
24	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$60,540	$48,530 – $159,160	780
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,230	$31,410 – $62,850	260
26	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$45,510	$35,870 – $59,130	2,780
27	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,510	$31,200 – $74,970	2,100
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,060	$31,200 – $49,050	8,400
29	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,900	$31,790 – $58,300	3,410

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. 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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