High paying teaching and library jobs in Wyoming

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wyoming. 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 Wyoming run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Wyoming salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Wyoming.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wyoming · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,260 – $129,410120
2Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,150 – $131,70090
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$93,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,920 – $124,120230
4Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,500 – $129,430160
5Tutors$82,290
Some college, no degree
$30,500 – $125,610200
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,890 – $101,470110
7Instructional Coordinators$76,140
Master's degree
$56,760 – $115,330290
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,210
Bachelor's degree
$46,710 – $119,310360
9Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$72,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,360 – $101,580150
10Business Teachers, Postsecondary$69,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,380 – $167,800150
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,770
Bachelor's degree
$52,190 – $79,060330
12Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,750
Bachelor's degree
$52,440 – $77,900350
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$62,710
Bachelor's degree
$51,050 – $70,920100
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $78,8301,600
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,420 – $79,450210
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,480
Bachelor's degree
$51,900 – $78,6701,290
17English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,730 – $96,480140
18Curators$61,910
Master's degree
$36,690 – $82,43090
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,150
Bachelor's degree
$51,630 – $76,8602,600
20Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,980 – $75,280360
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,930
Bachelor's degree
$52,200 – $77,070650
22Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$59,190
Master's degree
$47,960 – $79,030180
23Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$52,060
Bachelor's degree
$46,190 – $62,050100
24Farm and Home Management Educators$50,510
Master's degree
$44,200 – $80,890140
25Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,520
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $74,730390
26Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$46,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,330 – $98,150480
27Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,180 – $72,110610
28Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$46,530
Master's degree
$27,990 – $74,290440
29Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,990
Bachelor's degree
$30,600 – $45,5902,230
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,100
Some college, no degree
$27,840 – $44,0403,680
31Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$29,930
Associate's degree
$23,600 – $58,8801,040
32Library Technicians$26,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,930 – $49,120400

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

#	Occupation	MedianWyoming	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,380	$65,260 – $129,410	120
2	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,660	$52,150 – $131,700	90
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$93,480	$47,920 – $124,120	230
4	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,930	$48,500 – $129,430	160
5	TutorsSome college, no degree	$82,290	$30,500 – $125,610	200
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,910	$47,890 – $101,470	110
7	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$76,140	$56,760 – $115,330	290
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$74,210	$46,710 – $119,310	360
9	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$72,590	$49,360 – $101,580	150
10	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$69,550	$47,380 – $167,800	150
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,770	$52,190 – $79,060	330
12	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,750	$52,440 – $77,900	350
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,710	$51,050 – $70,920	100
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,690	$51,440 – $78,830	1,600
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,570	$50,420 – $79,450	210
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,480	$51,900 – $78,670	1,290
17	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,030	$48,730 – $96,480	140
18	CuratorsMaster's degree	$61,910	$36,690 – $82,430	90
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,150	$51,630 – $76,860	2,600
20	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,990	$50,980 – $75,280	360
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,930	$52,200 – $77,070	650
22	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$59,190	$47,960 – $79,030	180
23	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$52,060	$46,190 – $62,050	100
24	Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree	$50,510	$44,200 – $80,890	140
25	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,520	$31,200 – $74,730	390
26	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$46,710	$46,330 – $98,150	480
27	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,640	$26,180 – $72,110	610
28	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$46,530	$27,990 – $74,290	440
29	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$36,990	$30,600 – $45,590	2,230
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,100	$27,840 – $44,040	3,680
31	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$29,930	$23,600 – $58,880	1,040
32	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$26,850	$25,930 – $49,120	400

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