High paying teaching and library jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$128,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,640 – $228,430260
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$102,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,420 – $132,980120
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$99,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,040 – $112,940250
4Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,410
Bachelor's degree
$61,030 – $108,7301,180
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,800
Bachelor's degree
$61,170 – $108,4802,340
6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$97,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,420 – $107,770920
7Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$97,540
Bachelor's degree
$62,690 – $107,010220
8Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$89,710
Bachelor's degree
$61,400 – $107,170440
9Instructional Coordinators$81,570
Master's degree
$57,880 – $133,650290
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$80,970
Bachelor's degree
$61,440 – $108,260150
11Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$79,880
Master's degree
$58,730 – $108,200140
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$79,220
Bachelor's degree
$61,570 – $106,850260
13Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,400 – $102,64080
14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,910
Master's degree
$55,320 – $93,940240
15Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,810 – $91,780190
16English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,220 – $106,580110
17Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$73,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,450 – $106,580170
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$69,810
Bachelor's degree
$45,050 – $93,280210
19Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$64,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,730 – $122,35090
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,360
Bachelor's degree
$48,240 – $97,780280
21Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$56,020
Bachelor's degree
$56,020 – $98,940100
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$52,000
Bachelor's degree
$40,560 – $53,7901,110
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,390
Bachelor's degree
$38,040 – $66,110110
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,650
Bachelor's degree
$34,650 – $64,990130
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $71,120570
26Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,160
Some college, no degree
$35,290 – $49,6903,090
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,990
Associate's degree
$36,810 – $60,260940

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpokane-Spokane Valley, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,830	$65,640 – $228,430	260
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,510	$55,420 – $132,980	120
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,940	$65,040 – $112,940	250
4	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$99,410	$61,030 – $108,730	1,180
5	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$98,800	$61,170 – $108,480	2,340
6	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$97,850	$62,420 – $107,770	920
7	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$97,540	$62,690 – $107,010	220
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$89,710	$61,400 – $107,170	440
9	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,570	$57,880 – $133,650	290
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,970	$61,440 – $108,260	150
11	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$79,880	$58,730 – $108,200	140
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,220	$61,570 – $106,850	260
13	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,890	$55,400 – $102,640	80
14	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,910	$55,320 – $93,940	240
15	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,870	$59,810 – $91,780	190
16	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,550	$56,220 – $106,580	110
17	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,070	$55,450 – $106,580	170
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$69,810	$45,050 – $93,280	210
19	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,200	$57,730 – $122,350	90
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,360	$48,240 – $97,780	280
21	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$56,020	$56,020 – $98,940	100
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$52,000	$40,560 – $53,790	1,110
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,390	$38,040 – $66,110	110
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,650	$34,650 – $64,990	130
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,680	$34,650 – $71,120	570
26	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$40,160	$35,290 – $49,690	3,090
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,990	$36,810 – $60,260	940

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. 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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