High paying teaching and library jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC. 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$114,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,610 – $173,77090
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$111,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,530 – $111,820260
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$85,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,330 – $311,790710
4Instructional Coordinators$81,230
Master's degree
$59,860 – $101,520330
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,430
Master's degree
$41,780 – $86,030230
6Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,720
Bachelor's degree
$48,950 – $88,890160
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,620
Bachelor's degree
$46,780 – $80,000150
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,420
Bachelor's degree
$46,800 – $90,4101,430
9Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,220
Bachelor's degree
$47,050 – $83,700360
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,000
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $77,3302,400
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,910
Bachelor's degree
$49,950 – $89,900100
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,350
Bachelor's degree
$47,800 – $78,980260
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,930
Bachelor's degree
$46,420 – $78,340210
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,060
Bachelor's degree
$43,930 – $77,6901,590
15Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$55,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,520 – $235,810150
16Teachers and Instructors, All Other$54,080
Bachelor's degree
$29,720 – $93,640790
17Self-Enrichment Teachers$51,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,600 – $76,310460
18Tutors$44,870
Some college, no degree
$18,950 – $71,480190
19Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,830
Associate's degree
$23,770 – $59,330580
20Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$30,540
Bachelor's degree
$19,020 – $53,620900
21Library Technicians$29,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$18,440 – $37,080120
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$24,800
Bachelor's degree
$18,890 – $43,060360
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,420
Some college, no degree
$18,180 – $36,1302,190

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

#	Occupation	MedianAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$114,210	$60,610 – $173,770	90
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$111,820	$72,530 – $111,820	260
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,620	$68,330 – $311,790	710
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,230	$59,860 – $101,520	330
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$68,430	$41,780 – $86,030	230
6	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,720	$48,950 – $88,890	160
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$64,620	$46,780 – $80,000	150
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,420	$46,800 – $90,410	1,430
9	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,220	$47,050 – $83,700	360
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,000	$47,630 – $77,330	2,400
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,910	$49,950 – $89,900	100
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$62,350	$47,800 – $78,980	260
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,930	$46,420 – $78,340	210
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,060	$43,930 – $77,690	1,590
15	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$55,640	$48,520 – $235,810	150
16	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$54,080	$29,720 – $93,640	790
17	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,010	$21,600 – $76,310	460
18	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,870	$18,950 – $71,480	190
19	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,830	$23,770 – $59,330	580
20	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$30,540	$19,020 – $53,620	900
21	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,020	$18,440 – $37,080	120
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$24,800	$18,890 – $43,060	360
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$23,420	$18,180 – $36,130	2,190

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