High paying teaching and library jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,270 – $168,60080
2Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,630 – $96,52070
3Instructional Coordinators$74,790
Master's degree
$42,420 – $105,760100
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$71,430
Master's degree
$49,170 – $96,18060
5Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$25,320 – $96,35050
6Teachers and Instructors, All Other$63,670
Bachelor's degree
$30,930 – $88,710120
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$62,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,810 – $96,080110
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,410 – $92,03050
9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,530
Bachelor's degree
$44,060 – $79,260120
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$46,970 – $79,820920
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,940
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $74,140120
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,800
Master's degree
$40,350 – $74,580120
13Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$59,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,180 – $98,390160
14English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$58,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,950 – $77,82070
15Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,200
Bachelor's degree
$44,670 – $71,110170
16Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,450
Bachelor's degree
$44,740 – $74,6201,350
17Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,390
Bachelor's degree
$46,660 – $74,550950
18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,790
Bachelor's degree
$43,460 – $76,290260
19Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,390
Bachelor's degree
$44,200 – $76,900220
20Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$52,360
Bachelor's degree
$41,210 – $69,260390
21Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$49,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$25,700 – $127,560460
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$48,270
Bachelor's degree
$44,840 – $63,110860
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,760 – $63,82090
24Special Education Teachers, All Other$35,810
Bachelor's degree
$30,050 – $75,48070
25Library Technicians$32,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,060 – $50,01050
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$30,850
Associate's degree
$23,500 – $58,190480
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$29,000
Bachelor's degree
$24,700 – $44,980150
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,500
Some college, no degree
$23,760 – $36,6701,230

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,810	$61,270 – $168,600	80
2	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,310	$49,630 – $96,520	70
3	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$74,790	$42,420 – $105,760	100
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$71,430	$49,170 – $96,180	60
5	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,820	$25,320 – $96,350	50
6	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,670	$30,930 – $88,710	120
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,210	$47,810 – $96,080	110
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$61,830	$42,410 – $92,030	50
9	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,530	$44,060 – $79,260	120
10	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,300	$46,970 – $79,820	920
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,940	$50,960 – $74,140	120
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$60,800	$40,350 – $74,580	120
13	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$59,110	$46,180 – $98,390	160
14	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$58,620	$37,950 – $77,820	70
15	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,200	$44,670 – $71,110	170
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$57,450	$44,740 – $74,620	1,350
17	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,390	$46,660 – $74,550	950
18	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,790	$43,460 – $76,290	260
19	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$55,390	$44,200 – $76,900	220
20	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$52,360	$41,210 – $69,260	390
21	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$49,540	$25,700 – $127,560	460
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$48,270	$44,840 – $63,110	860
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,400	$20,760 – $63,820	90
24	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$35,810	$30,050 – $75,480	70
25	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,820	$23,060 – $50,010	50
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$30,850	$23,500 – $58,190	480
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$29,000	$24,700 – $44,980	150
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$28,500	$23,760 – $36,670	1,230

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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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