Educational Instruction and Library Occupations: salaries

U.S. median pay and employment for 64 educational instruction and library occupations. Open a job to see pay by state and city.

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$61,540$29.5937,310
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,700—8,920
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,650—5,240
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$96,870—7,700
Archivist$64,550$31.037,970
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020—11,300
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620—93,560
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$103,170—9,900
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620—50,190
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,080—82,150
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030—16,870
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820$30.68114,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,270—111,420
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$93,250—19,980
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,580—29,420
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,980—35,480
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590—13,150
Curator$63,420$30.4912,150
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920—11,560
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350—60,830
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,890$24.47118,590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,970—1,388,390
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270—40,270
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760—57,720
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,980—6,690
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$75,870—2,770
Farm and Home Management Educators$60,220$28.958,220
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350—19,830
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,420—1,520
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590—3,330
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310—221,270
History Teachers, Postsecondary$83,820—18,790
Instructional Coordinator$77,440$37.23227,760
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,680—108,870
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$128,500—20,060
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,270$32.82133,790
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340—3,630
Library Technician$44,580$21.4368,690
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940—47,670
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,370—620,090
Museum Technicians and Conservators$51,440$24.7312,310
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250—77,960
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260—20,460
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$100,310—13,090
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,070—16,970
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,640—149,840
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,140$18.34478,780
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340—41,530
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270—12,630
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,040—1,065,210
Self-Enrichment Teacher$46,800$22.50332,110
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$72,990—16,580
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$77,570—12,610
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290—11,850
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,580—33,930
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,120—260,870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$66,810—95,200
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$64,830—29,510
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,260—163,930
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,670$20.03524,770
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,140—113,790
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,780—1,420,350
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$42,910—164,090
Tutor$43,350$20.84175,070