High paying teaching and library jobs in Asheville, NC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Asheville, NC. 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 Asheville, NC run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Asheville, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Asheville, NC · Employed

1Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,770 – $97,860110
2Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,120 – $123,340150
3Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$29,060 – $125,880110
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$64,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$29,680 – $136,710130
5Instructional Coordinators$62,930
Master's degree
$41,300 – $78,670240
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,470
Bachelor's degree
$48,660 – $75,110240
7Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,920 – $68,250110
8Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,700
Bachelor's degree
$29,700 – $81,33070
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,320
Bachelor's degree
$46,640 – $63,9201,080
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,870
Master's degree
$45,760 – $74,170140
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,510
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $58,5601,020
12Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$53,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,600 – $83,76060
13English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$52,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$26,190 – $79,46080
14Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,330
Bachelor's degree
$40,990 – $56,780130
15Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$50,920
Master's degree
$29,580 – $81,240110
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,080
Bachelor's degree
$40,690 – $59,6601,450
17Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,030
Bachelor's degree
$45,950 – $69,52080
18Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$47,580
Bachelor's degree
$30,220 – $71,79060
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,830 – $63,550370
20Tutors$43,980
Some college, no degree
$25,310 – $68,740190
21Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,890
Associate's degree
$29,540 – $48,040610
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,060
Bachelor's degree
$28,880 – $40,830540
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,600
Some college, no degree
$26,530 – $43,3501,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianAsheville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,280	$59,770 – $97,860	110
2	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,230	$45,120 – $123,340	150
3	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$76,230	$29,060 – $125,880	110
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,260	$29,680 – $136,710	130
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$62,930	$41,300 – $78,670	240
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,470	$48,660 – $75,110	240
7	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,980	$44,920 – $68,250	110
8	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,700	$29,700 – $81,330	70
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,320	$46,640 – $63,920	1,080
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$58,870	$45,760 – $74,170	140
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,510	$46,090 – $58,560	1,020
12	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$53,820	$37,600 – $83,760	60
13	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$52,750	$26,190 – $79,460	80
14	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$51,330	$40,990 – $56,780	130
15	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$50,920	$29,580 – $81,240	110
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$50,080	$40,690 – $59,660	1,450
17	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$49,030	$45,950 – $69,520	80
18	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,580	$30,220 – $71,790	60
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$26,830 – $63,550	370
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$43,980	$25,310 – $68,740	190
21	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,890	$29,540 – $48,040	610
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$34,060	$28,880 – $40,830	540
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,600	$26,530 – $43,350	1,270

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