High paying teaching and library jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Raleigh-Cary, NC. 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC run 1.8% below the national average (2024), so a Raleigh-Cary, NC salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Raleigh-Cary, NC · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$137,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,570 – $173,080510
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,530 – $169,030480
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,480 – $222,010300
4Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$102,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,410 – $175,110380
5Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$84,140
Master's degree
$45,460 – $134,530270
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,250 – $139,420310
7Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,780 – $177,740310
8Instructional Coordinators$71,460
Master's degree
$49,680 – $96,5701,620
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$66,060
Bachelor's degree
$39,510 – $82,720470
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,550
Master's degree
$47,860 – $102,900660
11Farm and Home Management Educators$64,280
Master's degree
$51,100 – $83,920720
12Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,240
Bachelor's degree
$45,660 – $76,240370
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,860
Bachelor's degree
$48,780 – $76,1101,360
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,670
Bachelor's degree
$47,510 – $93,060350
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,380
Bachelor's degree
$47,330 – $75,1904,210
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,500 – $75,7105,830
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,650
Bachelor's degree
$47,930 – $70,600520
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,410
Bachelor's degree
$43,240 – $71,730630
19Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,330
Bachelor's degree
$40,440 – $74,7701,230
20Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,030 – $103,860310
21Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$53,140
Bachelor's degree
$46,640 – $74,000510
22English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$52,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,910 – $108,420270
23Teachers and Instructors, All Other$47,400
Bachelor's degree
$35,970 – $72,230370
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,700 – $80,9302,210
25Tutors$36,260
Some college, no degree
$22,930 – $77,280740
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,030
Associate's degree
$30,400 – $47,6003,780
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,510
Bachelor's degree
$29,880 – $48,4301,860
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,300
Some college, no degree
$28,690 – $43,2804,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianRaleigh-Cary, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,290	$83,570 – $173,080	510
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,290	$62,530 – $169,030	480
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,820	$42,480 – $222,010	300
4	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,560	$66,410 – $175,110	380
5	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$84,140	$45,460 – $134,530	270
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,760	$52,250 – $139,420	310
7	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,260	$42,780 – $177,740	310
8	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$71,460	$49,680 – $96,570	1,620
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$66,060	$39,510 – $82,720	470
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,550	$47,860 – $102,900	660
11	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$64,280	$51,100 – $83,920	720
12	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$63,240	$45,660 – $76,240	370
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,860	$48,780 – $76,110	1,360
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,670	$47,510 – $93,060	350
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,380	$47,330 – $75,190	4,210
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,170	$47,500 – $75,710	5,830
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,650	$47,930 – $70,600	520
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,410	$43,240 – $71,730	630
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,330	$40,440 – $74,770	1,230
20	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$56,770	$41,030 – $103,860	310
21	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$53,140	$46,640 – $74,000	510
22	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$52,840	$42,910 – $108,420	270
23	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,400	$35,970 – $72,230	370
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,670	$27,700 – $80,930	2,210
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,260	$22,930 – $77,280	740
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,030	$30,400 – $47,600	3,780
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$35,510	$29,880 – $48,430	1,860
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,300	$28,690 – $43,280	4,960

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Raleigh-Cary, NC. 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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