High paying teaching and library jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$74,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$29,410 – $184,120440
2Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$72,970
Master's degree
$30,530 – $110,710510
3Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,240
Master's degree
$46,670 – $83,650960
4Instructional Coordinators$63,940
Master's degree
$44,690 – $97,8801,820
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,050
Bachelor's degree
$48,260 – $75,3101,390
6Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,590
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $73,670760
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,380
Bachelor's degree
$30,300 – $77,6601,150
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,300
Bachelor's degree
$47,270 – $75,5208,500
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,140
Bachelor's degree
$48,730 – $77,420710
10Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,070
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $76,1001,070
11Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,110
Bachelor's degree
$46,820 – $75,4006,270
12Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,950
Bachelor's degree
$44,730 – $81,790520
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,680
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $75,51010,770
14Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$57,510
Bachelor's degree
$45,410 – $73,1801,120
15Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,650
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $76,970470
16Library Technicians$46,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,110 – $56,750930
17Tutors$44,320
Some college, no degree
$22,990 – $60,4701,580
18Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,790 – $77,3602,900
19Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,480
Associate's degree
$29,930 – $48,5604,570
20Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$32,010
Bachelor's degree
$27,530 – $48,7802,570
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,730
Some college, no degree
$24,910 – $43,6807,850

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,530	$29,410 – $184,120	440
2	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$72,970	$30,530 – $110,710	510
3	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$64,240	$46,670 – $83,650	960
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$63,940	$44,690 – $97,880	1,820
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,050	$48,260 – $75,310	1,390
6	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,590	$47,340 – $73,670	760
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,380	$30,300 – $77,660	1,150
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,300	$47,270 – $75,520	8,500
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,140	$48,730 – $77,420	710
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,070	$47,650 – $76,100	1,070
11	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,110	$46,820 – $75,400	6,270
12	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,950	$44,730 – $81,790	520
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,680	$47,280 – $75,510	10,770
14	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$57,510	$45,410 – $73,180	1,120
15	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,650	$31,200 – $76,970	470
16	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,900	$37,110 – $56,750	930
17	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,320	$22,990 – $60,470	1,580
18	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,420	$25,790 – $77,360	2,900
19	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,480	$29,930 – $48,560	4,570
20	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$32,010	$27,530 – $48,780	2,570
21	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,730	$24,910 – $43,680	7,850

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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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