High paying teaching and library jobs in Wisconsin

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$96,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,080 – $173,0201,940
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,760 – $114,4401,760
3Instructional Coordinators$83,000
Master's degree
$56,320 – $125,6802,130
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,620
Bachelor's degree
$49,470 – $123,8502,000
5Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$81,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,130 – $177,0004,410
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,730 – $115,3801,280
7Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,550 – $177,920950
8Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,560
Master's degree
$51,280 – $99,5301,840
9Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,280 – $106,9701,540
10Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,310
Bachelor's degree
$50,610 – $93,7901,420
11Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$66,870
Master's degree
$46,350 – $85,9702,450
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$65,840
Bachelor's degree
$47,480 – $94,6602,650
13Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$64,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,250 – $96,0601,050
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,520
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $83,1703,350
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,870
Bachelor's degree
$48,550 – $83,34015,910
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,960
Bachelor's degree
$47,870 – $79,99014,460
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$61,940
Bachelor's degree
$37,950 – $82,3501,080
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,520
Bachelor's degree
$47,940 – $79,2104,280
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,210
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $84,47024,920
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,350
Bachelor's degree
$39,990 – $79,3401,510
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,990
Bachelor's degree
$30,670 – $58,7404,210
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$43,950
Bachelor's degree
$35,740 – $59,8908,420
23Tutors$41,340
Some college, no degree
$25,170 – $70,4501,530
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,310 – $69,9905,140
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,800
Some college, no degree
$29,060 – $46,27026,520
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,160
Associate's degree
$28,530 – $46,09011,330
27Library Technicians$35,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,080 – $51,2302,890

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,680	$57,080 – $173,020	1,940
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,700	$53,760 – $114,440	1,760
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$83,000	$56,320 – $125,680	2,130
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$82,620	$49,470 – $123,850	2,000
5	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,500	$63,130 – $177,000	4,410
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$79,120	$47,730 – $115,380	1,280
7	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,920	$60,550 – $177,920	950
8	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,560	$51,280 – $99,530	1,840
9	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,790	$44,280 – $106,970	1,540
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,310	$50,610 – $93,790	1,420
11	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$66,870	$46,350 – $85,970	2,450
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$65,840	$47,480 – $94,660	2,650
13	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$64,980	$44,250 – $96,060	1,050
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,520	$48,870 – $83,170	3,350
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,870	$48,550 – $83,340	15,910
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,960	$47,870 – $79,990	14,460
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$61,940	$37,950 – $82,350	1,080
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,520	$47,940 – $79,210	4,280
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,210	$48,610 – $84,470	24,920
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,350	$39,990 – $79,340	1,510
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,990	$30,670 – $58,740	4,210
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$43,950	$35,740 – $59,890	8,420
23	TutorsSome college, no degree	$41,340	$25,170 – $70,450	1,530
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,820	$26,310 – $69,990	5,140
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,800	$29,060 – $46,270	26,520
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,160	$28,530 – $46,090	11,330
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,000	$23,080 – $51,230	2,890

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