High paying teaching and library jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Harrisonburg, VA. 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 Harrisonburg, VA run 5.1% below the national average (2024), so a Harrisonburg, VA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Harrisonburg, VA · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$131,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,310 – $155,76070
2Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,020 – $125,10030
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$98,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,050 – $159,220110
4Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,240 – $152,97050
5Business Teachers, Postsecondary$94,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,800 – $171,890120
6Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$90,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,270 – $125,69040
7History Teachers, Postsecondary$82,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,400 – $126,00050
8Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,640 – $125,99060
9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,930 – $98,07050
10Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,310 – $120,45090
11Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,960 – $118,85080
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,300
Bachelor's degree
$54,490 – $78,300400
13Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,760 – $98,190110
14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,480
Master's degree
$50,680 – $126,380220
15Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$77,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,300 – $116,99050
16Instructional Coordinators$77,430
Master's degree
$43,790 – $105,710190
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,340
Bachelor's degree
$60,510 – $77,340660
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$54,330 – $76,94060
19Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,830
Bachelor's degree
$61,080 – $76,830340
20Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,500 – $119,51080
21Education Teachers, Postsecondary$76,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,420 – $94,170110
22Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$76,240
Master's degree
$45,330 – $96,590110
23Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$72,410
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $75,96040
24Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,150
Bachelor's degree
$43,290 – $60,15030
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,600
Some college, no degree
$29,460 – $47,060470
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,740
Associate's degree
$29,330 – $59,430120
27Library Technicians$34,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,040 – $45,68070
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,240
Bachelor's degree
$29,240 – $29,240360

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

#	Occupation	MedianHarrisonburg, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$131,970	$79,310 – $155,760	70
2	Physics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,210	$65,020 – $125,100	30
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,910	$64,050 – $159,220	110
4	Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$97,370	$75,240 – $152,970	50
5	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$94,950	$65,800 – $171,890	120
6	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,430	$62,270 – $125,690	40
7	History Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,860	$60,400 – $126,000	50
8	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,410	$50,640 – $125,990	60
9	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,840	$58,930 – $98,070	50
10	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,270	$63,310 – $120,450	90
11	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,000	$62,960 – $118,850	80
12	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,300	$54,490 – $78,300	400
13	Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,810	$58,760 – $98,190	110
14	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$77,480	$50,680 – $126,380	220
15	Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,450	$62,300 – $116,990	50
16	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,430	$43,790 – $105,710	190
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,340	$60,510 – $77,340	660
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,940	$54,330 – $76,940	60
19	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,830	$61,080 – $76,830	340
20	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,710	$57,500 – $119,510	80
21	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$76,370	$50,420 – $94,170	110
22	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$76,240	$45,330 – $96,590	110
23	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,410	$47,840 – $75,960	40
24	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,150	$43,290 – $60,150	30
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,600	$29,460 – $47,060	470
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,740	$29,330 – $59,430	120
27	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,260	$30,040 – $45,680	70
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$29,240	$29,240 – $29,240	360

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