High paying teaching and library jobs in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA run 6.7% above the national average (2024), so a Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Employed

1Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$135,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,680 – $228,7702,070
2English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$128,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,330 – $168,370370
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$124,680
Master's degree
$73,070 – $206,530370
4Special Education Teachers, Middle School$110,850
Bachelor's degree
$69,740 – $117,680350
5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$106,000
Bachelor's degree
$64,430 – $121,270740
6Instructional Coordinators$105,790
Master's degree
$60,440 – $137,5601,630
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$105,060
Bachelor's degree
$66,570 – $125,9206,040
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$103,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,980 – $117,10010,480
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$99,900
Bachelor's degree
$63,580 – $125,520700
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,360
Bachelor's degree
$60,140 – $113,1401,570
11Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$98,330
Bachelor's degree
$62,010 – $113,6301,700
12Special Education Teachers, All Other$88,810
Bachelor's degree
$63,450 – $117,520500
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$83,890
Master's degree
$46,800 – $125,430540
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$81,720
Bachelor's degree
$48,930 – $111,1603,070
15Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$80,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,940 – $151,790490
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,670
Bachelor's degree
$45,850 – $164,450780
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$63,950
Bachelor's degree
$34,320 – $152,0002,040
18Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$61,780
Bachelor's degree
$61,780 – $77,4404,800
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$59,780
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $76,3906,510
20Library Technicians$55,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,010 – $69,280580
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $97,4203,460
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,990
Some college, no degree
$37,940 – $58,03011,110
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,250
Associate's degree
$37,780 – $62,0503,070
24Tutors$44,000
Some college, no degree
$35,830 – $62,3102,760

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

#	Occupation	MedianSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$135,060	$56,680 – $228,770	2,070
2	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,160	$79,330 – $168,370	370
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$124,680	$73,070 – $206,530	370
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$110,850	$69,740 – $117,680	350
5	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$106,000	$64,430 – $121,270	740
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$105,790	$60,440 – $137,560	1,630
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$105,060	$66,570 – $125,920	6,040
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$103,390	$60,980 – $117,100	10,480
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,900	$63,580 – $125,520	700
10	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$99,360	$60,140 – $113,140	1,570
11	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,330	$62,010 – $113,630	1,700
12	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$88,810	$63,450 – $117,520	500
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$83,890	$46,800 – $125,430	540
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,720	$48,930 – $111,160	3,070
15	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,690	$63,940 – $151,790	490
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$76,670	$45,850 – $164,450	780
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,950	$34,320 – $152,000	2,040
18	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,780	$61,780 – $77,440	4,800
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$59,780	$43,680 – $76,390	6,510
20	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,630	$41,010 – $69,280	580
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,040	$36,400 – $97,420	3,460
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$45,990	$37,940 – $58,030	11,110
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,250	$37,780 – $62,050	3,070
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,000	$35,830 – $62,310	2,760

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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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