High paying teaching and library jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$130,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,400 – $371,7103,370
2Instructional Coordinators$81,520
Master's degree
$59,630 – $125,0804,660
3Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,460
Master's degree
$51,930 – $105,6601,810
4Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,960
Bachelor's degree
$59,760 – $99,1605,860
5Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,750
Bachelor's degree
$60,760 – $96,6902,200
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,040 – $104,2502,630
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,210
Bachelor's degree
$49,450 – $96,86014,830
8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,180
Bachelor's degree
$61,140 – $97,5602,550
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,570
Bachelor's degree
$59,530 – $98,97023,370
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,690
Bachelor's degree
$58,790 – $96,7202,650
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,490
Bachelor's degree
$49,790 – $98,34013,650
12Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$15,080 – $95,820920
13Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,700
Bachelor's degree
$40,110 – $76,9201,220
14Teachers and Instructors, All Other$58,870
Bachelor's degree
$30,190 – $100,4207,420
15Self-Enrichment Teachers$55,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,870 – $96,1807,000
16Tutors$48,180
Some college, no degree
$23,520 – $89,4403,980
17Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,940
Bachelor's degree
$15,080 – $62,0101,490
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$39,870
Associate's degree
$28,160 – $75,70010,630
19Library Technicians$39,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,920 – $49,4401,350
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,340
Bachelor's degree
$20,800 – $45,90012,070
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,500
Some college, no degree
$21,880 – $40,16017,230
22Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$25,000
Bachelor's degree
$19,280 – $53,0403,340

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

#	Occupation	MedianAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$130,880	$66,400 – $371,710	3,370
2	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,520	$59,630 – $125,080	4,660
3	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$78,460	$51,930 – $105,660	1,810
4	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,960	$59,760 – $99,160	5,860
5	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,750	$60,760 – $96,690	2,200
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$77,570	$50,040 – $104,250	2,630
7	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,210	$49,450 – $96,860	14,830
8	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,180	$61,140 – $97,560	2,550
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,570	$59,530 – $98,970	23,370
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,690	$58,790 – $96,720	2,650
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,490	$49,790 – $98,340	13,650
12	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,880	$15,080 – $95,820	920
13	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,700	$40,110 – $76,920	1,220
14	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,870	$30,190 – $100,420	7,420
15	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,490	$28,870 – $96,180	7,000
16	TutorsSome college, no degree	$48,180	$23,520 – $89,440	3,980
17	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,940	$15,080 – $62,010	1,490
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$39,870	$28,160 – $75,700	10,630
19	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,390	$27,920 – $49,440	1,350
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,340	$20,800 – $45,900	12,070
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,500	$21,880 – $40,160	17,230
22	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$25,000	$19,280 – $53,040	3,340

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, 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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