High paying teaching and library jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$97,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,060 – $159,740170
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$90,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,660 – $191,300210
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$80,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,640 – $122,580360
4Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,400
Bachelor's degree
$43,760 – $92,160140
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,030
Bachelor's degree
$48,320 – $96,6401,560
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,100 – $129,600100
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$76,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,710 – $117,100170
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,590
Bachelor's degree
$48,220 – $91,6701,780
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,440
Bachelor's degree
$49,230 – $90,500150
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$50,770 – $89,490130
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,050
Bachelor's degree
$50,160 – $94,0801,850
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,760 – $90,160320
13Instructional Coordinators$69,000
Master's degree
$47,700 – $102,240190
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,940
Bachelor's degree
$53,260 – $90,630290
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,900
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $94,550250
16Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,920
Master's degree
$35,860 – $85,350190
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$39,660
Bachelor's degree
$16,070 – $59,740120
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,010 – $65,760370
19Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,260
Bachelor's degree
$28,750 – $56,340740
20Tutors$37,140
Some college, no degree
$24,320 – $70,990150
21Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$36,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,680 – $80,38090
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,490
Associate's degree
$29,390 – $48,360810
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,930
Some college, no degree
$21,880 – $43,9901,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,340	$37,060 – $159,740	170
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,070	$38,660 – $191,300	210
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$80,980	$49,640 – $122,580	360
4	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,400	$43,760 – $92,160	140
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,030	$48,320 – $96,640	1,560
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,530	$38,100 – $129,600	100
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,710	$37,710 – $117,100	170
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,590	$48,220 – $91,670	1,780
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,440	$49,230 – $90,500	150
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,230	$50,770 – $89,490	130
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,050	$50,160 – $94,080	1,850
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,600	$49,760 – $90,160	320
13	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$69,000	$47,700 – $102,240	190
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,940	$53,260 – $90,630	290
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,900	$43,360 – $94,550	250
16	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$57,920	$35,860 – $85,350	190
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$39,660	$16,070 – $59,740	120
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,030	$27,010 – $65,760	370
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,260	$28,750 – $56,340	740
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$37,140	$24,320 – $70,990	150
21	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$36,680	$36,680 – $80,380	90
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,490	$29,390 – $48,360	810
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,930	$21,880 – $43,990	1,960

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