High paying teaching and library jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Chattanooga, TN-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 Chattanooga, TN-GA run 8.5% below the national average (2024), so a Chattanooga, TN-GA 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, Chattanooga, TN-GA · Employed

1Education Teachers, Postsecondary$103,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,010 – $103,790110
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$97,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,300 – $209,090100
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$66,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,090 – $98,210120
4Instructional Coordinators$65,170
Master's degree
$51,170 – $94,530350
5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,100
Bachelor's degree
$47,880 – $82,0601,790
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$64,270
Bachelor's degree
$51,770 – $76,450280
7Teachers and Instructors, All Other$63,770
Bachelor's degree
$35,360 – $101,780120
8Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,220
Bachelor's degree
$48,240 – $77,310580
9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,030
Bachelor's degree
$48,800 – $76,2001,060
10Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,150
Master's degree
$39,350 – $89,280110
11Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,130
Bachelor's degree
$47,790 – $78,770220
12Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$61,970
Master's degree
$45,600 – $123,980110
13Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$61,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,630 – $96,070140
14Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,360
Bachelor's degree
$47,270 – $76,600220
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,350
Bachelor's degree
$46,750 – $74,810240
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,830
Bachelor's degree
$47,460 – $77,0802,020
17English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$59,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,580 – $132,790110
18Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$51,510
Bachelor's degree
$46,360 – $80,300290
19Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$46,150
Bachelor's degree
$31,150 – $101,470290
20Tutors$45,570
Some college, no degree
$20,990 – $72,190240
21Self-Enrichment Teachers$35,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330 – $103,930220
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,600
Associate's degree
$24,470 – $64,610500
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,840
Some college, no degree
$22,550 – $36,4201,210
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,500
Bachelor's degree
$20,920 – $36,530280

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

#	Occupation	MedianChattanooga, TN-GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,790	$44,010 – $103,790	110
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,640	$36,300 – $209,090	100
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$66,020	$49,090 – $98,210	120
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$65,170	$51,170 – $94,530	350
5	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,100	$47,880 – $82,060	1,790
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,270	$51,770 – $76,450	280
7	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,770	$35,360 – $101,780	120
8	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,220	$48,240 – $77,310	580
9	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,030	$48,800 – $76,200	1,060
10	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$62,150	$39,350 – $89,280	110
11	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,130	$47,790 – $78,770	220
12	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$61,970	$45,600 – $123,980	110
13	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,350	$48,630 – $96,070	140
14	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,360	$47,270 – $76,600	220
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,350	$46,750 – $74,810	240
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,830	$47,460 – $77,080	2,020
17	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$59,830	$48,580 – $132,790	110
18	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$51,510	$46,360 – $80,300	290
19	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$46,150	$31,150 – $101,470	290
20	TutorsSome college, no degree	$45,570	$20,990 – $72,190	240
21	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,460	$28,330 – $103,930	220
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,600	$24,470 – $64,610	500
23	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,840	$22,550 – $36,420	1,210
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$29,500	$20,920 – $36,530	280

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Chattanooga, TN-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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