25 Series · SOC 25-9099

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$50,890
Median / year
+5.1%
2024→2025
$98,740
Top 10% earn
+1.5%
Growth '24–'34
118,590
Estimated US jobs

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other earn a median of $50,890 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,890, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $25,180 (10th percentile) to $98,740 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 118,590 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($83,130).

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The pay verdict

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other earn a median of $50,890, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 36% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #57 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.5% by 2034.

$50,890
Median annual wage
Top 64%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#57 of 64
in Educational Instruction and Library
3.9×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $83,130. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other moved from $40,310 in May 2019 to $50,890 in May 2025 (+26.2%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other sits +1.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other (SOC 25-9099) has a national median of $50,890 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $25,180 to $98,740, and the published mean is $59,060. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 118,590 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 309 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $48,400 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $50,890 in May 2025, a rise of $2,490 (+5.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 12,500 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Educational Instruction and Library Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $83,130, which is +63% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Grand Junction, CO at $81,730. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 118,590 jobs Median $50,890/yr

Median Salary

$50,890

per year

Median Hourly

$24.47/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$59,060

average

Employment

118,590

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$50,890 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 (this entry) 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$50,890 · 36th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +1.5% growth and $50,890 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $20000$40000$60000$80000$100000$120000 -5%0%5%10%15%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Teaching Assistants,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.5% · Median annual wage: $36780Elementary School Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2% · Median annual wage: $63970Secondary School Tea… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $72040Middle School Teache… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2% · Median annual wage: $64370Substitute Teachers,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.6% · Median annual wage: $41670Preschool Teachers, … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $38140Self-Enrichment Teac… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $46800Special Education Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.8% · Median annual wage: $65120Instructional Coordi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.3% · Median annual wage: $77440Health Specialties T… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 17.3% · Median annual wage: $107310Tutors - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.6% · Median annual wage: $43350Teaching Assistants,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $42910Special Education Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $74260Postsecondary Teache… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.8% · Median annual wage: $77640Librarians and Media… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $68270Educational Instruct… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.5% · Median annual wage: $50890Career/Technical Edu… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.7% · Median annual wage: $63820Teachers and Instruc… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $66140Career/Technical Edu… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.8% · Median annual wage: $66270Kindergarten Teacher… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $62680Special Education Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.9% · Median annual wage: $66810Art, Drama, and Musi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $78620Business Teachers, P… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $99080Nursing Instructors … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.8% · Median annual wage: $80250
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +1.5% growth and $50,890 median pay.
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  • Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $36780
  • Elementary School Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $63970
  • Secondary School Tea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $72040
  • Middle School Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $64370
  • Substitute Teachers,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $41670
  • Preschool Teachers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $38140
  • Self-Enrichment Teac…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $46800
  • Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $65120
  • Instructional Coordi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.3%, Median annual wage $77440
  • Health Specialties T…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 17.3%, Median annual wage $107310
  • Tutors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $43350
  • Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $42910
  • Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $74260
  • Postsecondary Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $77640
  • Librarians and Media…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $68270
  • Educational Instruct…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $50890
  • Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $63820
  • Teachers and Instruc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $66140
  • Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $66270
  • Kindergarten Teacher…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $62680
  • Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.9%, Median annual wage $66810
  • Art, Drama, and Musi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $78620
  • Business Teachers, P…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $99080
  • Nursing Instructors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $80250

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+1.5%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

12,500

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+2,000

132,000 (2024) → 134,000 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

3.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$25,180
25th$36,050
Median$50,890
75th$73,920
90th$98,740

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$12.11
25th$17.33
Median$24.47
75th$35.54
90th$47.47

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$35,000$40,000$45,000$50,000$55,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $40,380National median - 2016: $42,600National median - 2017: $43,140National median - 2018: $42,080National median - 2019: $40,310National median - 2020: $41,570National median - 2021: $46,300National median - 2022: $47,650National median - 2023: $49,800National median - 2024: $48,400National median - 2025: $50,890$50,890
National median annual wage for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $40,380
2016 $42,600
2017 $43,140
2018 $42,080
2019 $40,310
2020 $41,570
2021 $46,300
2022 $47,650
2023 $49,800
2024 $48,400
2025 $50,890

2015 median

$40,380

2025 median

$50,890

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$10,580 (+26.2%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $40,380 First banked release 108,270
May 2016 $42,600 +5.5% 100,640
May 2017 $43,140 +1.3% 99,830
May 2018 $42,080 -2.5% 106,590
May 2019 $40,310 Classification break 129,040
May 2020 $41,570 +3.1% 142,550
May 2021 $46,300 +11.4% 155,950
May 2022 $47,650 +2.9% 129,170
May 2023 $49,800 +4.5% 113,490
May 2024 $48,400 -2.8% 114,640
May 2025 $50,890 +5.1% 118,590

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $40,380 in May 2015 to $50,890 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 129,040 in May 2019 to 118,590 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $83,130 +63% above national
2 New Hampshire $70,990 +39% above national
3 Hawaii $64,450 +27% above national
4 California $64,100 +26% above national
5 Colorado $64,090 +26% above national
6 South Dakota $63,010 +24% above national
7 Massachusetts $62,630 +23% above national
8 Wisconsin $61,940 +22% above national
9 North Carolina $61,580 +21% above national
10 Maryland $59,830 +18% above national
11 Tennessee $59,610 +17% above national
12 South Carolina $59,210 +16% above national
13 New Mexico $58,840 +16% above national
14 Washington $58,500 +15% above national
15 Arizona $58,220 +14% above national
16 North Dakota $56,930 +12% above national
17 Delaware $56,870 +12% above national
18 Alaska $56,470 +11% above national
19 Minnesota $54,640 +7% above national
20 New Jersey $54,550 +7% above national
21 Louisiana $53,790 +6% above national
22 Virginia $52,590 +3% above national
23 New York $52,000 +2% above national
24 Connecticut $51,910 +2% above national
25 Kansas $51,690 +2% above national
26 Montana $50,710 same as national
27 Nevada $49,720 2% below national
28 Michigan $49,300 3% below national
29 Wyoming $48,520 5% below national
30 Oklahoma $48,380 5% below national
31 Oregon $48,160 5% below national
32 Florida $47,030 8% below national
33 Ohio $46,860 8% below national
34 Mississippi $46,450 9% below national
35 Illinois $46,390 9% below national
36 Missouri $45,790 10% below national
37 Maine $45,680 10% below national
38 Kentucky $45,350 11% below national
39 Idaho $42,520 16% below national
40 Nebraska $42,270 17% below national
41 Texas $40,930 20% below national
42 Vermont $40,880 20% below national
43 Iowa $40,620 20% below national
44 Arkansas $39,380 23% below national
45 Pennsylvania $38,760 24% below national
46 Utah $38,020 25% below national
47 Guam $37,840 26% below national
48 Alabama $37,630 26% below national
49 Indiana $37,600 26% below national
50 West Virginia $37,230 27% below national
51 Puerto Rico $31,200 39% below national
52 Georgia $24,780 51% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Grand Junction, CO $81,730 +61% above national
2 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $80,300 +58% above national
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $79,270 +56% above national
4 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $79,050 +55% above national
5 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $76,480 +50% above national
6 Redding, CA $75,600 +49% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $75,420 +48% above national
8 Stockton-Lodi, CA $71,900 +41% above national
9 Kenosha, WI $71,630 +41% above national
10 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $71,430 +40% above national
11 Columbia, SC $71,280 +40% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $70,600 +39% above national
13 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $70,570 +39% above national
14 Duluth, MN-WI $69,930 +37% above national
15 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $69,340 +36% above national
16 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $68,680 +35% above national
17 Barnstable Town, MA $67,440 +33% above national
18 El Centro, CA $67,400 +32% above national
19 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $67,140 +32% above national
20 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,920 +31% above national
21 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $66,710 +31% above national
22 Madison, WI $66,690 +31% above national
23 Greeley, CO $66,140 +30% above national
24 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $65,420 +29% above national
25 Modesto, CA $65,290 +28% above national
26 Salinas, CA $64,660 +27% above national
27 Fresno, CA $64,370 +26% above national
28 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $64,070 +26% above national
29 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $63,950 +26% above national
30 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $63,900 +26% above national
31 Visalia, CA $63,790 +25% above national
32 Urban Honolulu, HI $63,690 +25% above national
33 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $63,130 +24% above national
34 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $63,020 +24% above national
35 Jacksonville, FL $63,010 +24% above national
36 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $62,230 +22% above national
37 Manchester-Nashua, NH $62,050 +22% above national
38 Corvallis, OR $61,970 +22% above national
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $61,520 +21% above national
40 Boulder, CO $61,450 +21% above national
41 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,320 +20% above national
42 Bellingham, WA $61,270 +20% above national
43 Napa, CA $61,220 +20% above national
44 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,040 +20% above national
45 Chico, CA $60,850 +20% above national
46 Pueblo, CO $60,710 +19% above national
47 Flagstaff, AZ $60,610 +19% above national
48 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $60,550 +19% above national
49 Monroe, LA $60,550 +19% above national
50 Owensboro, KY $60,550 +19% above national
51 Colorado Springs, CO $60,470 +19% above national
52 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $60,100 +18% above national
53 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $60,100 +18% above national
54 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $59,970 +18% above national
55 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $59,830 +18% above national
56 Vallejo, CA $59,740 +17% above national
57 Green Bay, WI $59,590 +17% above national
58 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,500 +17% above national
59 Yuba City, CA $59,370 +17% above national
60 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,340 +17% above national
61 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $58,590 +15% above national
62 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,520 +15% above national
63 Baton Rouge, LA $58,010 +14% above national
64 Bozeman, MT $57,820 +14% above national
65 Iowa City, IA $57,560 +13% above national
66 Knoxville, TN $57,100 +12% above national
67 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $56,620 +11% above national
68 Wilmington, NC $56,620 +11% above national
69 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $56,380 +11% above national
70 Midland, TX $56,220 +10% above national
71 Altoona, PA $56,160 +10% above national
72 Winston-Salem, NC $55,230 +9% above national
73 Mankato, MN $54,950 +8% above national
74 Traverse City, MI $54,950 +8% above national
75 Kansas City, MO-KS $54,530 +7% above national
76 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $54,370 +7% above national
77 Columbus, OH $53,790 +6% above national
78 Tucson, AZ $53,410 +5% above national
79 Dover, DE $53,190 +5% above national
80 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $53,130 +4% above national
81 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $53,050 +4% above national
82 Albuquerque, NM $52,990 +4% above national
83 Lake Charles, LA $52,930 +4% above national
84 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $52,870 +4% above national
85 Montgomery, AL $52,430 +3% above national
86 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $52,270 +3% above national
87 Charlottesville, VA $52,170 +3% above national
88 New Haven, CT $51,910 +2% above national
89 Lafayette, LA $51,800 +2% above national
90 Richmond, VA $51,800 +2% above national
91 Lawrence, KS $51,690 +2% above national
92 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,690 +2% above national
93 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,650 +1% above national
94 Manhattan, KS $51,620 +1% above national
95 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $51,620 +1% above national
96 Anchorage, AK $51,570 +1% above national
97 Salem, OR $51,330 +1% above national
98 Ann Arbor, MI $51,030 same as national
99 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $50,730 same as national
100 Waco, TX $50,720 same as national
101 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $50,620 1% below national
102 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $50,610 1% below national
103 Saginaw, MI $50,510 1% below national
104 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $50,390 1% below national
105 Roanoke, VA $50,330 1% below national
106 Springfield, MO $50,310 1% below national
107 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,250 1% below national
108 Hammond, LA $50,130 1% below national
109 Longview, TX $50,030 2% below national
110 Wichita Falls, TX $49,940 2% below national
111 St. Cloud, MN $49,830 2% below national
112 San Angelo, TX $49,730 2% below national
113 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $49,610 3% below national
114 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,540 3% below national
115 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $49,450 3% below national
116 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $49,330 3% below national
117 Abilene, TX $49,300 3% below national
118 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,300 3% below national
119 Grants Pass, OR $49,170 3% below national
120 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,990 4% below national
121 Casper, WY $48,970 4% below national
122 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $48,930 4% below national
123 Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,770 4% below national
124 Alexandria, LA $48,540 5% below national
125 Fort Wayne, IN $48,530 5% below national
126 Clarksville, TN-KY $48,420 5% below national
127 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $48,260 5% below national
128 Eugene-Springfield, OR $48,160 5% below national
129 Niles, MI $48,070 6% below national
130 Merced, CA $47,620 6% below national
131 Asheville, NC $47,580 7% below national
132 Jackson, MI $47,570 7% below national
133 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,520 7% below national
134 Flint, MI $47,520 7% below national
135 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,520 7% below national
136 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $47,430 7% below national
137 Raleigh-Cary, NC $47,360 7% below national
138 Killeen-Temple, TX $47,270 7% below national
139 Lexington-Fayette, KY $47,090 7% below national
140 Medford, OR $46,980 8% below national
141 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,860 8% below national
142 York-Hanover, PA $46,610 8% below national
143 Oklahoma City, OK $46,550 9% below national
144 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $46,390 9% below national
145 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $46,380 9% below national
146 Bowling Green, KY $46,340 9% below national
147 Chattanooga, TN-GA $46,150 9% below national
148 Bay City, MI $45,920 10% below national
149 Great Falls, MT $45,700 10% below national
150 Ogden, UT $45,510 11% below national
151 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $45,030 12% below national
152 Lebanon, PA $44,970 12% below national
153 St. Louis, MO-IL $44,710 12% below national
154 Pittsburgh, PA $44,490 13% below national
155 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,350 13% below national
156 Wichita, KS $44,350 13% below national
157 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $44,100 13% below national
158 Jacksonville, NC $44,030 13% below national
159 Elizabethtown, KY $43,330 15% below national
160 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $43,020 15% below national
161 Fayetteville, NC $42,850 16% below national
162 Cleveland, OH $42,690 16% below national
163 Janesville-Beloit, WI $42,650 16% below national
164 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $42,470 17% below national
165 Lincoln, NE $42,270 17% below national
166 Portland-South Portland, ME $42,200 17% below national
167 Valdosta, GA $41,870 18% below national
168 Albany, OR $41,060 19% below national
169 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,920 20% below national
170 Yakima, WA $40,880 20% below national
171 Lancaster, PA $40,620 20% below national
172 Worcester, MA $40,610 20% below national
173 Reading, PA $40,280 21% below national
174 Rochester, NY $39,930 22% below national
175 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $39,800 22% below national
176 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,790 22% below national
177 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $39,730 22% below national
178 Reno, NV $39,680 22% below national
179 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $39,660 22% below national
180 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,490 22% below national
181 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $39,380 23% below national
182 Boise City, ID $39,180 23% below national
183 Carson City, NV $38,960 23% below national
184 Cedar Rapids, IA $38,920 24% below national
185 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,900 24% below national
186 Akron, OH $38,550 24% below national
187 Paducah, KY-IL $38,520 24% below national
188 Lubbock, TX $38,490 24% below national
189 Rochester, MN $38,400 25% below national
190 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $38,360 25% below national
191 Erie, PA $38,170 25% below national
192 St. George, UT $38,170 25% below national
193 Tyler, TX $38,160 25% below national
194 Jackson, TN $38,150 25% below national
195 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $37,740 26% below national
196 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $37,740 26% below national
197 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $37,680 26% below national
198 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $37,640 26% below national
199 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $37,630 26% below national
200 Jackson, MS $37,580 26% below national
201 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,480 26% below national
202 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,440 26% below national
203 Tallahassee, FL $37,370 27% below national
204 Toledo, OH $37,370 27% below national
205 Charleston, WV $37,230 27% below national
206 Cheyenne, WY $37,050 27% below national
207 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,870 28% below national
208 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $36,560 28% below national
209 Corpus Christi, TX $36,040 29% below national
210 Columbus, GA-AL $35,040 31% below national
211 Dubuque, IA $34,660 32% below national
212 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,520 32% below national
213 Bend, OR $33,780 34% below national
214 Gainesville, GA $33,780 34% below national
215 Warner Robins, GA $33,700 34% below national
216 Gainesville, FL $33,070 35% below national
217 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $33,030 35% below national
218 Omaha, NE-IA $32,680 36% below national
219 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $31,250 39% below national
220 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $31,230 39% below national
221 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,540 40% below national
222 Aguadilla, PR $30,090 41% below national
223 Mayaguez, PR $29,960 41% below national
224 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $29,000 43% below national
225 El Paso, TX $28,580 44% below national
226 Savannah, GA $27,720 46% below national
227 Port St. Lucie, FL $27,300 46% below national
228 Amarillo, TX $25,180 51% below national
229 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $25,000 51% below national
230 Laredo, TX $23,040 55% below national
231 College Station-Bryan, TX $22,900 55% below national
232 Albany, GA $21,180 58% below national
233 Macon-Bibb County, GA $19,060 63% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 25 (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

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Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($50,890 here) and reported employment (118,590 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other is $50,890 ($24.47/hour). The salary range spans from $25,180 at the 10th percentile to $98,740 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $50,890, Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay is higher than 36% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other the most?
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other at $83,130/year, which is +63% above the national median.
What education do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other need?
BLS assigns Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Educational Instruction and Library Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other is projected to grow 1.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 12,500 openings are projected each year.
How does Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay vary by state?
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $83,130/year, while Georgia pays the least at $24,780/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Grand Junction, CO at $81,730/year. BLS reports a median for 233 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $73,920/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $83,130/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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