High paying teaching and library jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Employed

1Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,050 – $105,760610
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$78,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,760 – $208,070820
3Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,800
Master's degree
$50,410 – $94,7901,020
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,320
Bachelor's degree
$49,540 – $74,1501,560
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$61,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,900 – $118,7402,440
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,210
Bachelor's degree
$42,550 – $172,800880
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,030
Bachelor's degree
$50,840 – $74,7308,180
8Instructional Coordinators$60,790
Master's degree
$48,560 – $97,6602,280
9Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,780
Bachelor's degree
$51,110 – $74,550500
10Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,490
Bachelor's degree
$32,080 – $94,2701,090
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,120
Bachelor's degree
$49,910 – $74,32011,000
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,070
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $74,510940
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,860
Bachelor's degree
$50,820 – $74,2901,140
14Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,670
Bachelor's degree
$52,810 – $72,640460
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,910 – $75,0603,120
16Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$49,250
Bachelor's degree
$46,340 – $75,740490
17Self-Enrichment Teachers$44,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,360 – $75,5702,240
18Tutors$41,160
Some college, no degree
$28,100 – $74,2401,760
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,260
Bachelor's degree
$37,770 – $43,0301,140
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,270
Associate's degree
$29,960 – $50,3805,150
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,100
Bachelor's degree
$28,650 – $47,0303,300
22Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,470
Some college, no degree
$27,040 – $35,9708,540

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

#	Occupation	MedianTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,590	$57,050 – $105,760	610
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,660	$59,760 – $208,070	820
3	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$68,800	$50,410 – $94,790	1,020
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,320	$49,540 – $74,150	1,560
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$61,620	$50,900 – $118,740	2,440
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,210	$42,550 – $172,800	880
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,030	$50,840 – $74,730	8,180
8	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,790	$48,560 – $97,660	2,280
9	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,780	$51,110 – $74,550	500
10	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,490	$32,080 – $94,270	1,090
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,120	$49,910 – $74,320	11,000
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,070	$51,360 – $74,510	940
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,860	$50,820 – $74,290	1,140
14	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,670	$52,810 – $72,640	460
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,940	$49,910 – $75,060	3,120
16	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$49,250	$46,340 – $75,740	490
17	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,680	$30,360 – $75,570	2,240
18	TutorsSome college, no degree	$41,160	$28,100 – $74,240	1,760
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$38,260	$37,770 – $43,030	1,140
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,270	$29,960 – $50,380	5,150
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,100	$28,650 – $47,030	3,300
22	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$31,470	$27,040 – $35,970	8,540

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