High paying teaching and library jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ run 3.2% above the national average (2024), so a Trenton-Princeton, NJ salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Employed

1Instructional Coordinators$105,720
Master's degree
$63,860 – $129,990370
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$102,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,720 – $209,470170
3English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$102,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $292,950190
4Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$100,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,800 – $448,370100
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$90,990
Bachelor's degree
$63,680 – $103,29080
6Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $177,550210
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$82,280
Master's degree
$60,040 – $128,340390
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $119,03080
9Special Education Teachers, Middle School$80,210
Bachelor's degree
$64,790 – $100,260300
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,100
Bachelor's degree
$61,570 – $101,0401,590
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,010
Bachelor's degree
$64,360 – $101,640360
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$78,620
Bachelor's degree
$59,560 – $102,770270
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,850
Bachelor's degree
$62,830 – $102,0601,830
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$60,230 – $102,1701,280
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$65,130 – $103,010440
16Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$34,620 – $126,030110
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,890
Bachelor's degree
$52,490 – $101,060330
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,800
Bachelor's degree
$37,640 – $100,020130
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $91,610710
20Tutors$46,370
Some college, no degree
$34,420 – $83,200410
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,880
Associate's degree
$36,560 – $78,530850
22Education Teachers, Postsecondary$40,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$32,220 – $105,560170
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,040
Bachelor's degree
$35,120 – $66,4901,200
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,700
Some college, no degree
$32,220 – $52,0602,570

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

#	Occupation	MedianTrenton-Princeton, NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$105,720	$63,860 – $129,990	370
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,920	$50,720 – $209,470	170
3	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,410	$32,220 – $292,950	190
4	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$100,520	$35,800 – $448,370	100
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$90,990	$63,680 – $103,290	80
6	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,130	$32,220 – $177,550	210
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$82,280	$60,040 – $128,340	390
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,590	$32,220 – $119,030	80
9	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,210	$64,790 – $100,260	300
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,100	$61,570 – $101,040	1,590
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,010	$64,360 – $101,640	360
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,620	$59,560 – $102,770	270
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,850	$62,830 – $102,060	1,830
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,740	$60,230 – $102,170	1,280
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,240	$65,130 – $103,010	440
16	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,100	$34,620 – $126,030	110
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$63,890	$52,490 – $101,060	330
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,800	$37,640 – $100,020	130
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,980	$36,070 – $91,610	710
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,370	$34,420 – $83,200	410
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,880	$36,560 – $78,530	850
22	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$40,390	$32,220 – $105,560	170
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,040	$35,120 – $66,490	1,200
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,700	$32,220 – $52,060	2,570

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ. 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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