High paying teaching and library jobs in Syracuse, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Syracuse, NY. 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 Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY 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, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$102,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,300 – $171,240290
2History Teachers, Postsecondary$98,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,390 – $132,180100
3Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$93,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,740 – $174,340300
4Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$90,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,950 – $132,580140
5Instructional Coordinators$85,340
Master's degree
$50,090 – $119,990710
6Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$81,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,020 – $131,120100
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$81,420
Master's degree
$49,000 – $212,480320
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,540 – $114,000220
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,390 – $124,170250
10Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$79,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,440 – $126,380120
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,810
Bachelor's degree
$45,320 – $100,330120
12Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$78,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,600 – $126,290170
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,560
Bachelor's degree
$60,880 – $93,4902,620
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,500
Bachelor's degree
$58,670 – $97,8302,210
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,900
Bachelor's degree
$63,020 – $95,8802,540
16Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,320 – $105,490160
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,590
Bachelor's degree
$59,650 – $95,130380
18Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$77,470
Bachelor's degree
$56,290 – $89,220160
19Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,430
Bachelor's degree
$63,360 – $95,210640
20Special Education Teachers, Middle School$75,920
Bachelor's degree
$60,000 – $96,260490
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,690
Bachelor's degree
$59,750 – $86,060560
22Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$74,800
Bachelor's degree
$47,950 – $94,050220
23Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,780 – $106,270200
24Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,850
Master's degree
$48,930 – $92,320470
25Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$65,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,060 – $225,4401,000
26Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$63,740
Bachelor's degree
$36,380 – $83,630120
27Library Technicians$58,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,370 – $61,910180
28Tutors$48,030
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $124,610200
29Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $91,570580
30Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,070
Bachelor's degree
$33,920 – $51,6701,880
31Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,800
Associate's degree
$35,260 – $66,440730
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,330
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $50,3304,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,480	$54,300 – $171,240	290
2	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,720	$78,390 – $132,180	100
3	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$93,470	$60,740 – $174,340	300
4	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,670	$50,950 – $132,580	140
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$85,340	$50,090 – $119,990	710
6	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,540	$64,020 – $131,120	100
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$81,420	$49,000 – $212,480	320
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,420	$47,540 – $114,000	220
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,220	$50,390 – $124,170	250
10	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,210	$62,440 – $126,380	120
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$78,810	$45,320 – $100,330	120
12	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,610	$61,600 – $126,290	170
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,560	$60,880 – $93,490	2,620
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,500	$58,670 – $97,830	2,210
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,900	$63,020 – $95,880	2,540
16	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,620	$60,320 – $105,490	160
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,590	$59,650 – $95,130	380
18	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,470	$56,290 – $89,220	160
19	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,430	$63,360 – $95,210	640
20	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,920	$60,000 – $96,260	490
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,690	$59,750 – $86,060	560
22	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,800	$47,950 – $94,050	220
23	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,380	$49,780 – $106,270	200
24	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$71,850	$48,930 – $92,320	470
25	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,330	$51,060 – $225,440	1,000
26	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$63,740	$36,380 – $83,630	120
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,520	$33,370 – $61,910	180
28	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,030	$32,240 – $124,610	200
29	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,880	$32,240 – $91,570	580
30	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,070	$33,920 – $51,670	1,880
31	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$38,800	$35,260 – $66,440	730
32	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,330	$32,240 – $50,330	4,670

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