High paying teaching and library jobs in Salem, OR

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salem, OR. 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 Salem, OR run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Salem, OR salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Salem, OR · Employed

1Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$98,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,880 – $210,840530
2Instructional Coordinators$98,060
Master's degree
$63,750 – $130,890370
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$97,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$33,500 – $219,210110
4Special Education Teachers, All Other$82,140
Bachelor's degree
$63,750 – $96,080100
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$80,110
Bachelor's degree
$61,610 – $93,430180
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,940
Bachelor's degree
$48,680 – $94,68090
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,810
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $96,8601,340
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,390
Bachelor's degree
$51,470 – $97,700150
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,340
Bachelor's degree
$50,800 – $96,3901,010
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,320
Master's degree
$52,000 – $124,740140
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,510
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $94,330140
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,810
Bachelor's degree
$47,570 – $95,8601,120
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,480
Bachelor's degree
$50,580 – $98,100140
14Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $121,65060
15Teachers and Instructors, All Other$55,840
Bachelor's degree
$47,810 – $94,740140
16Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,330
Bachelor's degree
$36,810 – $79,360320
17Library Technicians$48,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,380 – $60,180190
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,280 – $60,710420
19Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,060
Associate's degree
$36,650 – $59,120650
20Tutors$42,550
Some college, no degree
$34,830 – $66,970100
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,950
Some college, no degree
$31,760 – $50,5903,050

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

#	Occupation	MedianSalem, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$98,840	$51,880 – $210,840	530
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$98,060	$63,750 – $130,890	370
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,810	$33,500 – $219,210	110
4	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,140	$63,750 – $96,080	100
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,110	$61,610 – $93,430	180
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,940	$48,680 – $94,680	90
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,810	$50,550 – $96,860	1,340
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,390	$51,470 – $97,700	150
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,340	$50,800 – $96,390	1,010
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,320	$52,000 – $124,740	140
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,510	$50,960 – $94,330	140
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,810	$47,570 – $95,860	1,120
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,480	$50,580 – $98,100	140
14	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$59,420	$41,600 – $121,650	60
15	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$55,840	$47,810 – $94,740	140
16	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,330	$36,810 – $79,360	320
17	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,740	$37,380 – $60,180	190
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,470	$31,280 – $60,710	420
19	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,060	$36,650 – $59,120	650
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$42,550	$34,830 – $66,970	100
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,950	$31,760 – $50,590	3,050

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