High paying teaching and library jobs in Valdosta, GA

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Valdosta, GA. 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 Valdosta, GA run 11.7% below the national average (2024), so a Valdosta, GA 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, Valdosta, GA · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$107,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,920 – $175,78040
2Special Education Teachers, All Other$81,700
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $101,350120
3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,490
Bachelor's degree
$35,500 – $99,66050
4Instructional Coordinators$78,420
Master's degree
$54,860 – $101,21060
5Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$70,840
Master's degree
$36,340 – $88,63040
6Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$64,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,760 – $228,05040
7Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,020
Bachelor's degree
$35,470 – $101,51080
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,480
Bachelor's degree
$47,210 – $99,330570
9Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,780
Bachelor's degree
$36,190 – $98,790390
10Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,170
Bachelor's degree
$47,350 – $101,70080
11Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$60,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$31,950 – $87,91040
12Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,020
Bachelor's degree
$35,590 – $82,420300
13Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,910
Bachelor's degree
$36,170 – $93,940150
14Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,430
Bachelor's degree
$43,980 – $78,81040
15Self-Enrichment Teachers$56,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,450 – $97,320140
16Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$48,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,890 – $81,72040
17Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$41,870
Bachelor's degree
$20,140 – $75,360100
18Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,970
Associate's degree
$21,510 – $69,060230
19Tutors$35,500
Some college, no degree
$21,230 – $74,47040
20Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,440
Some college, no degree
$18,240 – $82,720510

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

#	Occupation	MedianValdosta, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,060	$49,920 – $175,780	40
2	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,700	$28,600 – $101,350	120
3	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,490	$35,500 – $99,660	50
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,420	$54,860 – $101,210	60
5	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$70,840	$36,340 – $88,630	40
6	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$64,410	$51,760 – $228,050	40
7	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$64,020	$35,470 – $101,510	80
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,480	$47,210 – $99,330	570
9	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,780	$36,190 – $98,790	390
10	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$61,170	$47,350 – $101,700	80
11	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,330	$31,950 – $87,910	40
12	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,020	$35,590 – $82,420	300
13	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,910	$36,170 – $93,940	150
14	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$59,430	$43,980 – $78,810	40
15	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,430	$25,450 – $97,320	140
16	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$48,890	$48,890 – $81,720	40
17	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$41,870	$20,140 – $75,360	100
18	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,970	$21,510 – $69,060	230
19	TutorsSome college, no degree	$35,500	$21,230 – $74,470	40
20	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$27,440	$18,240 – $82,720	510

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