High paying teaching and library jobs in Rochester, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rochester, NY. 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 Rochester, NY run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, NY 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, Rochester, NY · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$102,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,170 – $215,320410
2Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$99,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,370 – $211,980280
3Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,450 – $140,570190
4Education Teachers, Postsecondary$80,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,100 – $127,820300
5Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,870 – $132,460160
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,750 – $126,470290
7English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,130 – $108,400300
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,000 – $104,180630
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,190
Bachelor's degree
$50,590 – $94,6804,430
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,160
Bachelor's degree
$48,300 – $94,4602,320
11Instructional Coordinators$66,840
Master's degree
$48,960 – $105,3101,200
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,140
Bachelor's degree
$52,790 – $95,730500
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,640
Bachelor's degree
$44,580 – $107,990220
14Special Education Teachers, Preschool$63,580
Bachelor's degree
$39,080 – $123,740170
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,490
Master's degree
$47,790 – $94,140760
16Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,190
Bachelor's degree
$50,610 – $93,3701,270
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,040
Bachelor's degree
$48,910 – $95,530490
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,840
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $92,6705,100
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,150
Bachelor's degree
$46,720 – $92,370500
20Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$60,920
Bachelor's degree
$43,090 – $73,360180
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,760
Bachelor's degree
$49,190 – $83,9601,320
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$47,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,910 – $82,3801,420
23Tutors$47,730
Some college, no degree
$32,520 – $72,070490
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$42,280
Bachelor's degree
$34,730 – $61,1903,130
25Library Technicians$39,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,520 – $62,200190
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,890
Associate's degree
$34,370 – $64,8901,390
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,240
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $47,2808,090

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

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,320	$56,170 – $215,320	410
2	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$99,050	$60,370 – $211,980	280
3	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,120	$58,450 – $140,570	190
4	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,560	$43,100 – $127,820	300
5	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,250	$57,870 – $132,460	160
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,170	$53,750 – $126,470	290
7	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,200	$62,130 – $108,400	300
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,200	$48,000 – $104,180	630
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,190	$50,590 – $94,680	4,430
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,160	$48,300 – $94,460	2,320
11	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$66,840	$48,960 – $105,310	1,200
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$66,140	$52,790 – $95,730	500
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,640	$44,580 – $107,990	220
14	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$63,580	$39,080 – $123,740	170
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$63,490	$47,790 – $94,140	760
16	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,190	$50,610 – $93,370	1,270
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,040	$48,910 – $95,530	490
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,840	$48,110 – $92,670	5,100
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,150	$46,720 – $92,370	500
20	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$60,920	$43,090 – $73,360	180
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,760	$49,190 – $83,960	1,320
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,780	$32,910 – $82,380	1,420
23	TutorsSome college, no degree	$47,730	$32,520 – $72,070	490
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$42,280	$34,730 – $61,190	3,130
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,240	$32,520 – $62,200	190
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,890	$34,370 – $64,890	1,390
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,240	$32,240 – $47,280	8,090

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