High paying teaching and library jobs in Utah

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Utah. 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Utah.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,400 – $331,9303,520
2Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$124,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,070 – $163,860550
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,190 – $106,850580
4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,180
Bachelor's degree
$54,940 – $102,4005,960
5Special Education Teachers, Middle School$78,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,410 – $113,830690
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,330
Bachelor's degree
$51,400 – $98,73011,030
7Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,810
Bachelor's degree
$49,610 – $100,34014,820
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,650 – $93,850730
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$66,220
Master's degree
$47,210 – $107,130790
10Instructional Coordinators$65,780
Master's degree
$38,100 – $100,2803,680
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,210
Bachelor's degree
$34,130 – $97,3801,220
12Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$61,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,230 – $131,0603,640
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,290
Bachelor's degree
$37,970 – $100,2801,890
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$56,280
Bachelor's degree
$36,560 – $79,6201,560
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$53,730
Master's degree
$35,810 – $99,8901,630
16Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$52,300
Bachelor's degree
$26,730 – $76,9102,020
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$50,740
Bachelor's degree
$22,520 – $76,6702,280
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,630 – $80,3205,180
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,020
Bachelor's degree
$18,090 – $61,4702,020
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,050
Some college, no degree
$27,730 – $47,40018,170
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,490
Bachelor's degree
$24,710 – $53,7804,710
22Tutors$35,190
Some college, no degree
$29,550 – $60,9303,150
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,010
Associate's degree
$28,770 – $47,3003,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$168,060	$53,400 – $331,930	3,520
2	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$124,460	$67,070 – $163,860	550
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,320	$50,190 – $106,850	580
4	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$79,180	$54,940 – $102,400	5,960
5	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,920	$48,410 – $113,830	690
6	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,330	$51,400 – $98,730	11,030
7	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$74,810	$49,610 – $100,340	14,820
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,380	$48,650 – $93,850	730
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$66,220	$47,210 – $107,130	790
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$65,780	$38,100 – $100,280	3,680
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,210	$34,130 – $97,380	1,220
12	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$61,370	$36,230 – $131,060	3,640
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,290	$37,970 – $100,280	1,890
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$56,280	$36,560 – $79,620	1,560
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$53,730	$35,810 – $99,890	1,630
16	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$52,300	$26,730 – $76,910	2,020
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,740	$22,520 – $76,670	2,280
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,580	$25,630 – $80,320	5,180
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$38,020	$18,090 – $61,470	2,020
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,050	$27,730 – $47,400	18,170
21	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,490	$24,710 – $53,780	4,710
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$35,190	$29,550 – $60,930	3,150
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,010	$28,770 – $47,300	3,670

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