High paying teaching and library jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Waterbury-Shelton, CT salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Waterbury-Shelton, CT · Employed

1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$100,290
Bachelor's degree
$72,460 – $115,410260
2Instructional Coordinators$95,490
Master's degree
$58,210 – $163,890130
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$94,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,320 – $133,56090
4Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$85,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,810 – $158,790100
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,900 – $141,910100
6Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$81,770
Bachelor's degree
$63,570 – $103,430190
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,070
Bachelor's degree
$60,850 – $105,1401,420
8Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,040
Bachelor's degree
$61,490 – $102,450130
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,960
Bachelor's degree
$62,200 – $104,040900
10Special Education Teachers, Preschool$79,940
Bachelor's degree
$60,800 – $102,55050
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,640
Bachelor's degree
$60,570 – $103,7302,110
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,250
Bachelor's degree
$61,210 – $107,070180
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$57,830 – $101,230270
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$77,330
Bachelor's degree
$46,310 – $100,440160
15Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$67,250
Master's degree
$38,830 – $103,520190
16Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$58,770
Bachelor's degree
$46,410 – $101,380190
17Tutors$49,550
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $74,480310
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $90,750430
19Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,640
Bachelor's degree
$34,010 – $64,180200
20Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,670
Associate's degree
$35,090 – $75,480580
21Library Technicians$42,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,010 – $62,94050
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,150
Bachelor's degree
$35,050 – $57,100610
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,920
Some college, no degree
$34,010 – $47,4402,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianWaterbury-Shelton, CT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$100,290	$72,460 – $115,410	260
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$95,490	$58,210 – $163,890	130
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,900	$61,320 – $133,560	90
4	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,720	$52,810 – $158,790	100
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$83,900	$47,900 – $141,910	100
6	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$81,770	$63,570 – $103,430	190
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,070	$60,850 – $105,140	1,420
8	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,040	$61,490 – $102,450	130
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,960	$62,200 – $104,040	900
10	Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree	$79,940	$60,800 – $102,550	50
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,640	$60,570 – $103,730	2,110
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,250	$61,210 – $107,070	180
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,930	$57,830 – $101,230	270
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,330	$46,310 – $100,440	160
15	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$67,250	$38,830 – $103,520	190
16	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$58,770	$46,410 – $101,380	190
17	TutorsSome college, no degree	$49,550	$34,010 – $74,480	310
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,800	$35,100 – $90,750	430
19	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,640	$34,010 – $64,180	200
20	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,670	$35,090 – $75,480	580
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,620	$34,010 – $62,940	50
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,150	$35,050 – $57,100	610
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$35,920	$34,010 – $47,440	2,120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. 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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