High paying teaching and library jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in St. Cloud, 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 St. Cloud, MN run 12.4% below the national average (2024), so a St. Cloud, MN salary is worth about 1.14× 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, St. Cloud, MN · Employed

1Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$85,820
Master's degree
$48,440 – $130,49080
2Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,890 – $132,86050
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$85,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,620 – $134,23080
4Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,980 – $111,63040
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,820 – $126,40060
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,600 – $128,54050
7Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$83,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,400 – $106,99040
8Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$83,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,930 – $125,32050
9Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,850 – $116,94040
10Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,760 – $122,13080
11Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$81,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,050 – $141,88070
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,590
Bachelor's degree
$44,130 – $103,70040
13Instructional Coordinators$77,470
Master's degree
$55,080 – $99,57080
14Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $91,19090
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,170
Bachelor's degree
$49,420 – $87,720400
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,930 – $116,79070
17Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,770
Bachelor's degree
$49,730 – $90,630100
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,750
Bachelor's degree
$46,790 – $81,840320
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,160
Bachelor's degree
$49,360 – $88,270950
20Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$70,790
Bachelor's degree
$49,670 – $92,210180
21Special Education Teachers, Middle School$64,540
Bachelor's degree
$50,650 – $90,12060
22Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,470
Bachelor's degree
$43,350 – $82,09040
23Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,880
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $83,02090
24Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,330
Master's degree
$38,320 – $89,84040
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$59,980
Bachelor's degree
$37,550 – $71,81070
26Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,480
Bachelor's degree
$35,130 – $93,61040
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$49,830
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $69,80050
28Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,810 – $69,100200
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,730
Some college, no degree
$31,180 – $51,2601,350
30Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,420
Associate's degree
$35,460 – $59,810310

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

#	Occupation	MedianSt. Cloud, MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,820	$48,440 – $130,490	80
2	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,710	$61,890 – $132,860	50
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,610	$65,620 – $134,230	80
4	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,300	$69,980 – $111,630	40
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,910	$40,820 – $126,400	60
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,240	$72,600 – $128,540	50
7	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,500	$67,400 – $106,990	40
8	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,190	$62,930 – $125,320	50
9	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,230	$63,850 – $116,940	40
10	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,630	$61,760 – $122,130	80
11	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,570	$65,050 – $141,880	70
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$77,590	$44,130 – $103,700	40
13	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,470	$55,080 – $99,570	80
14	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$76,400	$48,110 – $91,190	90
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,170	$49,420 – $87,720	400
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,990	$45,930 – $116,790	70
17	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,770	$49,730 – $90,630	100
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$73,750	$46,790 – $81,840	320
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$73,160	$49,360 – $88,270	950
20	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,790	$49,670 – $92,210	180
21	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,540	$50,650 – $90,120	60
22	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,470	$43,350 – $82,090	40
23	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,880	$47,340 – $83,020	90
24	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,330	$38,320 – $89,840	40
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$59,980	$37,550 – $71,810	70
26	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$59,480	$35,130 – $93,610	40
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,830	$47,640 – $69,800	50
28	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,800	$25,810 – $69,100	200
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,730	$31,180 – $51,260	1,350
30	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,420	$35,460 – $59,810	310

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