High paying teaching and library jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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 Athens-Clarke County, GA run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Athens-Clarke County, GA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Athens-Clarke County, GA · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$134,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,310 – $172,26060
2English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$105,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,420 – $142,64060
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,550 – $223,950120
4Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,560 – $139,97070
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$49,710 – $90,0701,360
6Instructional Coordinators$75,450
Master's degree
$51,380 – $95,780160
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,350
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $84,620640
8Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,210
Bachelor's degree
$46,070 – $80,120320
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,940
Bachelor's degree
$50,780 – $77,040170
10Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$64,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$31,650 – $124,33040
11Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$64,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,310 – $91,710210
12Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,020 – $82,410100
13Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,550
Master's degree
$50,820 – $80,770120
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,040
Bachelor's degree
$43,380 – $91,23040
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,610
Bachelor's degree
$48,070 – $77,450140
16Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,000
Bachelor's degree
$30,040 – $80,630410
17Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$55,770
Bachelor's degree
$28,610 – $77,22050
18Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,800
Bachelor's degree
$33,620 – $62,460140
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,980 – $75,220210
20Tutors$43,380
Some college, no degree
$18,980 – $78,89080
21Library Technicians$41,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,520 – $48,01090
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,410
Associate's degree
$23,390 – $58,090360
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,350
Bachelor's degree
$28,490 – $34,700290
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,310
Some college, no degree
$21,620 – $37,430940

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

#	Occupation	MedianAthens-Clarke County, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$134,370	$83,310 – $172,260	60
2	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,970	$55,420 – $142,640	60
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,620	$54,550 – $223,950	120
4	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,320	$39,560 – $139,970	70
5	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,600	$49,710 – $90,070	1,360
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$75,450	$51,380 – $95,780	160
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,350	$47,770 – $84,620	640
8	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,210	$46,070 – $80,120	320
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,940	$50,780 – $77,040	170
10	Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,870	$31,650 – $124,330	40
11	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$64,650	$51,310 – $91,710	210
12	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,580	$40,020 – $82,410	100
13	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,550	$50,820 – $80,770	120
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,040	$43,380 – $91,230	40
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,610	$48,070 – $77,450	140
16	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,000	$30,040 – $80,630	410
17	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$55,770	$28,610 – $77,220	50
18	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,800	$33,620 – $62,460	140
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$23,980 – $75,220	210
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$43,380	$18,980 – $78,890	80
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,040	$37,520 – $48,010	90
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,410	$23,390 – $58,090	360
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$32,350	$28,490 – $34,700	290
24	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,310	$21,620 – $37,430	940

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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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