High paying teaching and library jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA run 15.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA salary is worth about 0.86× 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,160 – $357,2204,340
2Law Teachers, Postsecondary$130,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,870 – $282,040760
3Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$127,800
Master's degree
$63,140 – $221,5301,050
4Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$105,290
Bachelor's degree
$74,560 – $123,5903,440
5Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$105,160
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $149,3101,260
6Instructional Coordinators$103,400
Master's degree
$58,220 – $162,2902,320
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,880
Bachelor's degree
$72,820 – $146,54011,520
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,860
Bachelor's degree
$62,340 – $126,70017,860
9Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$101,490
Master's degree
$61,200 – $130,7101,940
10Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$86,980
Bachelor's degree
$47,320 – $180,3501,410
11Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$82,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,440 – $200,3204,190
12Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,100
Bachelor's degree
$56,890 – $139,0304,310
13Teachers and Instructors, All Other$79,250
Bachelor's degree
$39,520 – $129,2403,180
14Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$75,420
Bachelor's degree
$36,720 – $130,0305,740
15Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,790
Bachelor's degree
$40,410 – $84,70010,570
16Self-Enrichment Teachers$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,560 – $119,97010,540
17Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$53,810
Associate's degree
$45,960 – $71,80010,280
18Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$49,360
Some college, no degree
$40,320 – $62,91018,710
19Tutors$48,340
Some college, no degree
$37,930 – $83,4605,240
20Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$44,330
Bachelor's degree
$39,400 – $76,2101,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$357,220	$101,160 – $357,220	4,340
2	Law Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$130,010	$79,870 – $282,040	760
3	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$127,800	$63,140 – $221,530	1,050
4	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$105,290	$74,560 – $123,590	3,440
5	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$105,160	$64,480 – $149,310	1,260
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$103,400	$58,220 – $162,290	2,320
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$102,880	$72,820 – $146,540	11,520
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$101,860	$62,340 – $126,700	17,860
9	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$101,490	$61,200 – $130,710	1,940
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$86,980	$47,320 – $180,350	1,410
11	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$82,620	$60,440 – $200,320	4,190
12	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,100	$56,890 – $139,030	4,310
13	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,250	$39,520 – $129,240	3,180
14	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,420	$36,720 – $130,030	5,740
15	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$60,790	$40,410 – $84,700	10,570
16	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$42,560 – $119,970	10,540
17	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$53,810	$45,960 – $71,800	10,280
18	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$49,360	$40,320 – $62,910	18,710
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,340	$37,930 – $83,460	5,240
20	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$44,330	$39,400 – $76,210	1,010

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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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