High paying teaching and library jobs in Worcester, MA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Worcester, MA. 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 Worcester, MA run 2.5% above the national average (2024), so a Worcester, MA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Worcester, MA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,910 – $333,2901,690
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$102,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,910 – $170,030360
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$96,840
Bachelor's degree
$50,560 – $135,140180
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,680 – $167,540340
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$95,780
Bachelor's degree
$76,900 – $104,590410
6Instructional Coordinators$91,990
Master's degree
$55,340 – $118,810630
7Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$90,550
Bachelor's degree
$51,290 – $108,160150
8Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$90,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,210 – $132,990330
9Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$89,770
Bachelor's degree
$57,690 – $103,260200
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$87,050
Bachelor's degree
$59,900 – $103,5803,640
11Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$86,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,980 – $141,250260
12Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,380 – $133,800180
13Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,980 – $133,800380
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$83,810
Bachelor's degree
$58,130 – $105,710420
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$82,810
Bachelor's degree
$60,170 – $101,9203,850
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,380
Bachelor's degree
$59,680 – $102,3101,990
17Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$81,670
Master's degree
$48,860 – $161,130300
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$46,460 – $101,970960
19Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,270
Bachelor's degree
$60,390 – $100,300760
20English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,320 – $129,570280
21Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,630 – $119,060150
22Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,160
Master's degree
$49,450 – $102,700490
23Library Technicians$47,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,690 – $56,890220
24Self-Enrichment Teachers$47,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $97,5901,170
25Tutors$46,860
Some college, no degree
$31,780 – $80,250580
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,460
Associate's degree
$35,810 – $60,7601,650
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,610
Bachelor's degree
$40,610 – $73,590170
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,240
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $57,0905,050
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,460
Bachelor's degree
$32,090 – $51,000940

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

#	Occupation	MedianWorcester, MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,520	$65,910 – $333,290	1,690
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,110	$49,910 – $170,030	360
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$96,840	$50,560 – $135,140	180
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,660	$60,680 – $167,540	340
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$95,780	$76,900 – $104,590	410
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$91,990	$55,340 – $118,810	630
7	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$90,550	$51,290 – $108,160	150
8	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,090	$65,210 – $132,990	330
9	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$89,770	$57,690 – $103,260	200
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$87,050	$59,900 – $103,580	3,640
11	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$86,300	$57,980 – $141,250	260
12	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,140	$60,380 – $133,800	180
13	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$83,820	$52,980 – $133,800	380
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$83,810	$58,130 – $105,710	420
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$82,810	$60,170 – $101,920	3,850
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$82,380	$59,680 – $102,310	1,990
17	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$81,670	$48,860 – $161,130	300
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,330	$46,460 – $101,970	960
19	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$80,270	$60,390 – $100,300	760
20	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,170	$61,320 – $129,570	280
21	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,240	$49,630 – $119,060	150
22	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$75,160	$49,450 – $102,700	490
23	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,560	$36,690 – $56,890	220
24	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,330	$35,870 – $97,590	1,170
25	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,860	$31,780 – $80,250	580
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$44,460	$35,810 – $60,760	1,650
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$40,610	$40,610 – $73,590	170
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$39,240	$31,200 – $57,090	5,050
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,460	$32,090 – $51,000	940

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