High paying teaching and library jobs in Georgia

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Georgia. 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 Georgia run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Georgia salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Georgia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Georgia · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,780 – $367,2704,860
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$82,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$15,080 – $167,3901,940
3Instructional Coordinators$81,060
Master's degree
$56,700 – $119,6007,830
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,870
Master's degree
$45,860 – $120,7901,910
5Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,760
Bachelor's degree
$58,570 – $98,4501,680
6Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$77,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,480 – $111,8201,590
7Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,750
Master's degree
$48,500 – $101,7303,330
8Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,480
Bachelor's degree
$49,450 – $96,82025,730
9Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,150
Bachelor's degree
$56,910 – $97,7204,090
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,880
Bachelor's degree
$49,510 – $98,7509,370
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,290
Bachelor's degree
$49,260 – $98,03043,820
12Special Education Teachers, Middle School$70,550
Bachelor's degree
$48,170 – $95,9703,740
13Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,680
Bachelor's degree
$48,610 – $95,0704,530
14Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,780
Bachelor's degree
$47,540 – $97,96023,610
15Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$64,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,130 – $103,9005,480
16Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$15,080 – $92,8901,750
17Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,320
Bachelor's degree
$40,110 – $76,6303,920
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$60,130
Bachelor's degree
$34,670 – $99,51016,370
19Self-Enrichment Teachers$52,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,810 – $93,76010,030
20Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,800
Bachelor's degree
$21,900 – $73,1902,470
21Tutors$47,380
Some college, no degree
$23,580 – $89,4405,690
22Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,920
Associate's degree
$28,150 – $77,13016,850
23Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,870
Bachelor's degree
$20,800 – $45,90016,400
24Library Technicians$37,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,420 – $48,0102,130
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,770
Some college, no degree
$21,190 – $39,12033,410
26Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$24,780
Bachelor's degree
$19,230 – $50,01012,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianGeorgia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,960	$62,780 – $367,270	4,860
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,820	$15,080 – $167,390	1,940
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,060	$56,700 – $119,600	7,830
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$79,870	$45,860 – $120,790	1,910
5	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,760	$58,570 – $98,450	1,680
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,720	$44,480 – $111,820	1,590
7	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,750	$48,500 – $101,730	3,330
8	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,480	$49,450 – $96,820	25,730
9	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,150	$56,910 – $97,720	4,090
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,880	$49,510 – $98,750	9,370
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$72,290	$49,260 – $98,030	43,820
12	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,550	$48,170 – $95,970	3,740
13	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,680	$48,610 – $95,070	4,530
14	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$64,780	$47,540 – $97,960	23,610
15	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$64,650	$48,130 – $103,900	5,480
16	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,510	$15,080 – $92,890	1,750
17	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$60,320	$40,110 – $76,630	3,920
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,130	$34,670 – $99,510	16,370
19	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,320	$26,810 – $93,760	10,030
20	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$48,800	$21,900 – $73,190	2,470
21	TutorsSome college, no degree	$47,380	$23,580 – $89,440	5,690
22	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$43,920	$28,150 – $77,130	16,850
23	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$38,870	$20,800 – $45,900	16,400
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,320	$27,420 – $48,010	2,130
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,770	$21,190 – $39,120	33,410
26	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$24,780	$19,230 – $50,010	12,240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Georgia. 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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