High paying teaching and library jobs in Reading, PA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Reading, 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 Reading, PA run 2.9% below the national average (2024), so a Reading, PA salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Reading, PA · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,410 – $127,620130
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$83,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,630 – $127,17070
3Education Teachers, Postsecondary$83,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,790 – $97,700160
4English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,870 – $119,22090
5Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,230 – $102,30070
6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,120
Bachelor's degree
$60,640 – $98,690780
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,250
Bachelor's degree
$52,200 – $95,7401,350
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,860
Bachelor's degree
$59,420 – $94,7001,780
9Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$79,420
Bachelor's degree
$51,630 – $91,640100
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,670
Bachelor's degree
$58,110 – $95,960380
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$60,870 – $94,600210
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,230
Bachelor's degree
$55,280 – $98,140280
13Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,200
Master's degree
$39,030 – $123,980120
14Instructional Coordinators$75,070
Master's degree
$52,530 – $100,300220
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,290
Master's degree
$41,590 – $98,480140
16Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$61,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,990 – $126,080100
17Tutors$55,270
Some college, no degree
$25,760 – $72,24080
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,310
Bachelor's degree
$36,260 – $78,7401,140
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,000 – $64,710360
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,870
Associate's degree
$30,000 – $61,000520
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,450
Some college, no degree
$24,510 – $44,3901,880

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

#	Occupation	MedianReading, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,980	$45,410 – $127,620	130
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,970	$53,630 – $127,170	70
3	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,780	$44,790 – $97,700	160
4	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,460	$52,870 – $119,220	90
5	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,110	$59,230 – $102,300	70
6	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,120	$60,640 – $98,690	780
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,250	$52,200 – $95,740	1,350
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,860	$59,420 – $94,700	1,780
9	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,420	$51,630 – $91,640	100
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,670	$58,110 – $95,960	380
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,740	$60,870 – $94,600	210
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,230	$55,280 – $98,140	280
13	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$75,200	$39,030 – $123,980	120
14	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$75,070	$52,530 – $100,300	220
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,290	$41,590 – $98,480	140
16	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$61,500	$45,990 – $126,080	100
17	TutorsSome college, no degree	$55,270	$25,760 – $72,240	80
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$46,310	$36,260 – $78,740	1,140
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,660	$28,000 – $64,710	360
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,870	$30,000 – $61,000	520
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,450	$24,510 – $44,390	1,880

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Reading, PA. 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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