High paying teaching and library jobs in Richmond, VA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Richmond, 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 Richmond, VA run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Richmond, VA salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Richmond, VA · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$101,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,310 – $308,1301,430
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$98,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,750 – $221,250400
3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,370 – $111,880330
4Teachers and Instructors, All Other$82,370
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $104,920610
5Instructional Coordinators$81,850
Master's degree
$49,520 – $105,9501,050
6Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,040 – $137,190300
7Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,710 – $168,280230
8Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,430
Master's degree
$54,140 – $95,570720
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$73,940
Master's degree
$43,980 – $124,260610
10English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,810 – $132,990210
11Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,460 – $126,080370
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,620
Bachelor's degree
$52,710 – $82,980490
13Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,310
Bachelor's degree
$49,020 – $78,570910
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,000
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $80,7504,420
15Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,350
Bachelor's degree
$51,530 – $80,6402,760
16Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$53,700 – $74,880710
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,290
Bachelor's degree
$51,180 – $82,9805,270
18Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,120
Bachelor's degree
$50,510 – $81,8501,210
19Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,560
Bachelor's degree
$51,410 – $77,440390
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,820
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $76,300490
21Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,800
Bachelor's degree
$30,530 – $83,060480
22Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,360
Bachelor's degree
$31,300 – $81,840210
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,510 – $90,7801,440
24Library Technicians$40,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,710 – $56,050380
25Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,050
Some college, no degree
$28,670 – $51,7503,770
26Tutors$36,790
Some college, no degree
$28,080 – $91,730680
27Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,980
Associate's degree
$30,290 – $54,5502,060
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,230
Bachelor's degree
$31,140 – $42,6304,160

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

#	Occupation	MedianRichmond, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,080	$65,310 – $308,130	1,430
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$98,170	$47,750 – $221,250	400
3	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,620	$53,370 – $111,880	330
4	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,370	$41,600 – $104,920	610
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$81,850	$49,520 – $105,950	1,050
6	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,220	$48,040 – $137,190	300
7	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$80,550	$42,710 – $168,280	230
8	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,430	$54,140 – $95,570	720
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$73,940	$43,980 – $124,260	610
10	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,870	$42,810 – $132,990	210
11	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,130	$39,460 – $126,080	370
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,620	$52,710 – $82,980	490
13	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,310	$49,020 – $78,570	910
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,000	$50,490 – $80,750	4,420
15	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$61,350	$51,530 – $80,640	2,760
16	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,300	$53,700 – $74,880	710
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,290	$51,180 – $82,980	5,270
18	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,120	$50,510 – $81,850	1,210
19	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,560	$51,410 – $77,440	390
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,820	$41,600 – $76,300	490
21	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,800	$30,530 – $83,060	480
22	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$50,360	$31,300 – $81,840	210
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,280	$29,510 – $90,780	1,440
24	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,510	$34,710 – $56,050	380
25	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$37,050	$28,670 – $51,750	3,770
26	TutorsSome college, no degree	$36,790	$28,080 – $91,730	680
27	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,980	$30,290 – $54,550	2,060
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$35,230	$31,140 – $42,630	4,160

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