High paying teaching and library jobs in Greensboro-High Point, NC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Greensboro-High Point, NC. 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Greensboro-High Point, NC salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Greensboro-High Point, NC · Employed

1Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$100,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,100 – $159,300150
2Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,320 – $132,310200
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,530 – $157,120270
4Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$82,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,690 – $127,360310
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,900 – $117,420160
6Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,510 – $108,490150
7Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,340
Master's degree
$50,090 – $105,500280
8Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$75,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,670 – $77,780150
9Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,230 – $104,660260
10Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$65,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,110 – $109,650160
11Instructional Coordinators$64,530
Master's degree
$45,310 – $129,530390
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,170
Bachelor's degree
$42,660 – $77,090520
13Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,430
Bachelor's degree
$43,940 – $72,090500
14Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,090
Master's degree
$48,830 – $76,400270
15Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,000
Bachelor's degree
$42,190 – $74,220270
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,730
Bachelor's degree
$46,640 – $63,2502,590
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,990
Bachelor's degree
$44,760 – $63,3402,300
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,280 – $61,7402,380
19Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,660
Bachelor's degree
$45,030 – $70,800360
20Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$53,930
Bachelor's degree
$41,250 – $72,130150
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,050
Bachelor's degree
$39,510 – $62,970400
22Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,770
Bachelor's degree
$40,710 – $87,440200
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,310 – $78,120520
24Teachers and Instructors, All Other$45,520
Bachelor's degree
$26,510 – $70,460150
25Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,370
Bachelor's degree
$28,900 – $44,3701,320
26Tutors$44,000
Some college, no degree
$29,280 – $74,460310
27Library Technicians$42,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,690 – $50,670130
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,710
Associate's degree
$28,780 – $45,8501,390
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,050
Some college, no degree
$22,510 – $36,4301,970

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

#	Occupation	MedianGreensboro-High Point, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,350	$82,100 – $159,300	150
2	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,050	$62,320 – $132,310	200
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,330	$53,530 – $157,120	270
4	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,330	$57,690 – $127,360	310
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,170	$67,900 – $117,420	160
6	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,630	$55,510 – $108,490	150
7	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,340	$50,090 – $105,500	280
8	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,600	$53,670 – $77,780	150
9	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,150	$51,230 – $104,660	260
10	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,100	$50,110 – $109,650	160
11	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$64,530	$45,310 – $129,530	390
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,170	$42,660 – $77,090	520
13	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,430	$43,940 – $72,090	500
14	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,090	$48,830 – $76,400	270
15	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,000	$42,190 – $74,220	270
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$59,730	$46,640 – $63,250	2,590
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$58,990	$44,760 – $63,340	2,300
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$56,800	$46,280 – $61,740	2,380
19	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,660	$45,030 – $70,800	360
20	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$53,930	$41,250 – $72,130	150
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,050	$39,510 – $62,970	400
22	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$48,770	$40,710 – $87,440	200
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,460	$25,310 – $78,120	520
24	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$45,520	$26,510 – $70,460	150
25	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$44,370	$28,900 – $44,370	1,320
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,000	$29,280 – $74,460	310
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,810	$34,690 – $50,670	130
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,710	$28,780 – $45,850	1,390
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,050	$22,510 – $36,430	1,970

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