High paying teaching and library jobs in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Sioux Falls, SD-MN. 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Sioux Falls, SD-MN salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,270 – $106,49080
2Teachers and Instructors, All Other$67,810
Bachelor's degree
$38,420 – $79,57060
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$62,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,980 – $78,33070
4Instructional Coordinators$57,910
Master's degree
$48,230 – $92,890180
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,070
Bachelor's degree
$46,420 – $58,890110
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,630
Bachelor's degree
$47,130 – $59,470920
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$51,210
Master's degree
$41,700 – $82,410130
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$51,060
Bachelor's degree
$41,610 – $58,080110
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,050
Bachelor's degree
$46,870 – $58,470150
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,400
Bachelor's degree
$47,530 – $57,860230
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$50,280
Bachelor's degree
$47,000 – $58,250720
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,040
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $58,0301,330
13Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $94,35070
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$48,490
Bachelor's degree
$41,870 – $57,750220
15Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$46,370
Associate's degree
$31,230 – $57,380710
16Tutors$38,760
Some college, no degree
$29,400 – $61,220140
17Library Technicians$31,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,530 – $63,290150
18Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$30,310
Bachelor's degree
$27,310 – $35,540400
19Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,230
Some college, no degree
$24,800 – $35,1401,200

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

#	Occupation	MedianSioux Falls, SD-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,440	$59,270 – $106,490	80
2	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,810	$38,420 – $79,570	60
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,660	$48,980 – $78,330	70
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$57,910	$48,230 – $92,890	180
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,070	$46,420 – $58,890	110
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$51,630	$47,130 – $59,470	920
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$51,210	$41,700 – $82,410	130
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$51,060	$41,610 – $58,080	110
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$51,050	$46,870 – $58,470	150
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$50,400	$47,530 – $57,860	230
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$50,280	$47,000 – $58,250	720
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$50,040	$46,400 – $58,030	1,330
13	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,220	$36,300 – $94,350	70
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$48,490	$41,870 – $57,750	220
15	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$46,370	$31,230 – $57,380	710
16	TutorsSome college, no degree	$38,760	$29,400 – $61,220	140
17	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,780	$25,530 – $63,290	150
18	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$30,310	$27,310 – $35,540	400
19	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,230	$24,800 – $35,140	1,200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Sioux Falls, SD-MN. 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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