High paying teaching and library jobs in Vermont

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Vermont. 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 Vermont run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Vermont salary is worth about 1.02× 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 Vermont.

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

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OccupationMedian, Vermont · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,770 – $323,7001,170
2Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$102,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,150 – $182,160100
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,200 – $172,180110
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$97,980
Master's degree
$53,190 – $134,690180
5Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,440 – $161,390110
6English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$86,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,290 – $160,980170
7Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,030 – $140,210170
8Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,730 – $129,810170
9Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,420 – $141,520100
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,360
Bachelor's degree
$52,800 – $98,170660
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,090 – $99,730220
12Instructional Coordinators$78,360
Master's degree
$59,380 – $108,120730
13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,410 – $126,780170
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,220
Bachelor's degree
$49,800 – $99,8302,450
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$74,200
Bachelor's degree
$49,730 – $97,620770
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,940
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $97,6301,620
17Special Education Teachers, Middle School$73,110
Bachelor's degree
$49,040 – $99,320470
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,280
Bachelor's degree
$49,120 – $89,030250
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,070
Bachelor's degree
$48,700 – $97,2303,610
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,450
Bachelor's degree
$47,510 – $98,530210
21Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,360
Master's degree
$36,390 – $86,070600
22Teachers and Instructors, All Other$53,920
Bachelor's degree
$37,770 – $68,580150
23Tutors$53,920
Some college, no degree
$37,390 – $81,960130
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740 – $120,3901,190
25Library Technicians$50,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,400 – $60,760150
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$49,730
Associate's degree
$36,650 – $66,020940
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$43,800
Some college, no degree
$29,140 – $51,5804,960
28Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,880
Bachelor's degree
$29,140 – $75,600180
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,200
Bachelor's degree
$31,470 – $54,1201,400

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

#	Occupation	MedianVermont	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,500	$65,770 – $323,700	1,170
2	Environmental Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,580	$52,150 – $182,160	100
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,170	$55,200 – $172,180	110
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$97,980	$53,190 – $134,690	180
5	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,930	$65,440 – $161,390	110
6	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,870	$51,290 – $160,980	170
7	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,860	$61,030 – $140,210	170
8	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,230	$61,730 – $129,810	170
9	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,100	$60,420 – $141,520	100
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,360	$52,800 – $98,170	660
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,220	$62,090 – $99,730	220
12	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,360	$59,380 – $108,120	730
13	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,100	$43,410 – $126,780	170
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,220	$49,800 – $99,830	2,450
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,200	$49,730 – $97,620	770
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$73,940	$49,300 – $97,630	1,620
17	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,110	$49,040 – $99,320	470
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,280	$49,120 – $89,030	250
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,070	$48,700 – $97,230	3,610
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,450	$47,510 – $98,530	210
21	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,360	$36,390 – $86,070	600
22	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$53,920	$37,770 – $68,580	150
23	TutorsSome college, no degree	$53,920	$37,390 – $81,960	130
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,190	$37,740 – $120,390	1,190
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,090	$37,400 – $60,760	150
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$49,730	$36,650 – $66,020	940
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$43,800	$29,140 – $51,580	4,960
28	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$40,880	$29,140 – $75,600	180
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,200	$31,470 – $54,120	1,400

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