High paying teaching and library jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY. 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Watertown-Fort Drum, NY salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY · Employed

1Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,600
Bachelor's degree
$58,910 – $93,260320
2Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,180
Bachelor's degree
$51,890 – $92,610360
3Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,880
Bachelor's degree
$51,670 – $86,54050
4Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,150
Bachelor's degree
$50,780 – $88,260440
5Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,110
Bachelor's degree
$51,160 – $89,720120
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,570
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $92,11090
7Instructional Coordinators$60,280
Master's degree
$45,330 – $96,86040
8Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,180
Bachelor's degree
$50,570 – $83,20050
9Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,810
Bachelor's degree
$52,120 – $97,30060
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$57,220
Master's degree
$41,640 – $87,94080
11Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,760 – $58,020100
12Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,810
Bachelor's degree
$35,500 – $60,010470
13Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,890
Associate's degree
$32,740 – $47,43060
14Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,190
Some college, no degree
$32,240 – $48,250990

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

#	Occupation	MedianWatertown-Fort Drum, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,600	$58,910 – $93,260	320
2	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,180	$51,890 – $92,610	360
3	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,880	$51,670 – $86,540	50
4	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,150	$50,780 – $88,260	440
5	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,110	$51,160 – $89,720	120
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,570	$52,190 – $92,110	90
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$60,280	$45,330 – $96,860	40
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,180	$50,570 – $83,200	50
9	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$58,810	$52,120 – $97,300	60
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$57,220	$41,640 – $87,940	80
11	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,020	$32,760 – $58,020	100
12	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$37,810	$35,500 – $60,010	470
13	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,890	$32,740 – $47,430	60
14	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$34,190	$32,240 – $48,250	990

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