High paying teaching and library jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA run 6.4% above the national average (2024), so a Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA salary is worth about 0.94× 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Employed

1Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Master's degree
$55,940 – $250,700560
2Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$103,730
Bachelor's degree
$69,020 – $131,6401,630
3Special Education Teachers, All Other$101,850
Bachelor's degree
$77,230 – $128,480580
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,810
Bachelor's degree
$67,970 – $130,2204,860
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$100,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,390 – $212,5102,370
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,130
Bachelor's degree
$62,980 – $133,99012,450
7Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,520
Bachelor's degree
$62,330 – $130,85018,850
8Teachers and Instructors, All Other$97,070
Bachelor's degree
$50,610 – $129,5402,240
9Instructional Coordinators$92,130
Master's degree
$50,030 – $160,9801,460
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$91,840
Bachelor's degree
$63,390 – $123,3703,140
11Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$82,550
Bachelor's degree
$59,890 – $114,360750
12Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,830 – $175,190880
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,030
Bachelor's degree
$62,860 – $103,620650
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,230
Bachelor's degree
$44,900 – $171,170990
15Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$66,920
Bachelor's degree
$34,320 – $130,4902,590
16Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,780
Bachelor's degree
$47,030 – $74,29015,430
17Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,410
Master's degree
$37,070 – $134,980930
18Library Technicians$56,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,510 – $71,390870
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $92,0903,100
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,330
Some college, no degree
$37,400 – $57,16022,500
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,010
Associate's degree
$37,000 – $64,4303,560
22Tutors$42,260
Some college, no degree
$35,630 – $50,5804,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$163,750	$55,940 – $250,700	560
2	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$103,730	$69,020 – $131,640	1,630
3	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,850	$77,230 – $128,480	580
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,810	$67,970 – $130,220	4,860
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$100,550	$60,390 – $212,510	2,370
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$100,130	$62,980 – $133,990	12,450
7	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$98,520	$62,330 – $130,850	18,850
8	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,070	$50,610 – $129,540	2,240
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$92,130	$50,030 – $160,980	1,460
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$91,840	$63,390 – $123,370	3,140
11	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$82,550	$59,890 – $114,360	750
12	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,540	$46,830 – $175,190	880
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,030	$62,860 – $103,620	650
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$74,230	$44,900 – $171,170	990
15	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,920	$34,320 – $130,490	2,590
16	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$60,780	$47,030 – $74,290	15,430
17	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$57,410	$37,070 – $134,980	930
18	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,510	$34,510 – $71,390	870
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$35,430 – $92,090	3,100
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$46,330	$37,400 – $57,160	22,500
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,010	$37,000 – $64,430	3,560
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$42,260	$35,630 – $50,580	4,270

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. 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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