High paying teaching and library jobs in Springfield, MA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Springfield, MA. 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 Springfield, MA run 3.9% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, MA salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Springfield, MA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,360 – $214,480270
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,170 – $163,150170
3Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$95,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,840 – $173,320100
4English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$86,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,330 – $134,950130
5Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,160 – $131,670100
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,290 – $107,90070
7Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,470 – $133,780110
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,270
Bachelor's degree
$60,870 – $98,790250
9Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,790 – $125,820220
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$79,970
Bachelor's degree
$60,330 – $93,120600
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,920
Bachelor's degree
$60,020 – $95,2501,170
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,760
Bachelor's degree
$59,880 – $96,8101,710
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,640
Bachelor's degree
$58,240 – $96,3602,340
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,570
Bachelor's degree
$57,010 – $94,650320
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,350
Bachelor's degree
$74,750 – $91,370310
16Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,010
Master's degree
$44,790 – $137,210170
17Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,880
Bachelor's degree
$52,940 – $91,320100
18Instructional Coordinators$76,480
Master's degree
$49,040 – $129,480430
19Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,980 – $115,880110
20Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,710 – $109,070140
21Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,430
Master's degree
$47,990 – $97,170270
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$70,850
Bachelor's degree
$49,390 – $107,87080
23Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$66,870
Bachelor's degree
$45,820 – $89,700110
24Library Technicians$48,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,810 – $63,690100
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,770 – $91,980480
26Tutors$45,030
Some college, no degree
$33,780 – $75,490220
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,890
Associate's degree
$35,370 – $58,980740
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,350
Bachelor's degree
$33,730 – $52,000570
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,200
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $50,3303,150

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,180	$68,360 – $214,480	270
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$99,250	$62,170 – $163,150	170
3	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,200	$66,840 – $173,320	100
4	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,410	$54,330 – $134,950	130
5	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,210	$53,160 – $131,670	100
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,740	$54,290 – $107,900	70
7	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,470	$55,470 – $133,780	110
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,270	$60,870 – $98,790	250
9	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,340	$56,790 – $125,820	220
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,970	$60,330 – $93,120	600
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,920	$60,020 – $95,250	1,170
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,760	$59,880 – $96,810	1,710
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,640	$58,240 – $96,360	2,340
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,570	$57,010 – $94,650	320
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,350	$74,750 – $91,370	310
16	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$78,010	$44,790 – $137,210	170
17	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,880	$52,940 – $91,320	100
18	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$76,480	$49,040 – $129,480	430
19	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,330	$47,980 – $115,880	110
20	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,930	$57,710 – $109,070	140
21	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,430	$47,990 – $97,170	270
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$70,850	$49,390 – $107,870	80
23	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$66,870	$45,820 – $89,700	110
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,780	$39,810 – $63,690	100
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,400	$35,770 – $91,980	480
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,030	$33,780 – $75,490	220
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,890	$35,370 – $58,980	740
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$41,350	$33,730 – $52,000	570
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$31,200	$31,200 – $50,330	3,150

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