High paying teaching and library jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 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, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Employed

1Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$127,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,060 – $215,090360
2Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,440 – $281,030480
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$101,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,250 – $205,630310
4Instructional Coordinators$85,300
Master's degree
$55,640 – $107,1901,320
5Teachers and Instructors, All Other$82,530
Bachelor's degree
$57,390 – $116,920790
6Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,850 – $108,790240
7Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,870 – $99,040260
8Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$78,580
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $100,930650
9Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$78,330
Bachelor's degree
$58,740 – $101,1201,750
10Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,100 – $126,320300
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,940
Bachelor's degree
$61,830 – $101,750630
12Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,520
Master's degree
$52,050 – $103,960880
13Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,500
Bachelor's degree
$53,700 – $101,690850
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,790
Bachelor's degree
$52,700 – $101,4705,520
15Special Education Teachers, Middle School$76,620
Bachelor's degree
$56,780 – $101,720860
16Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$74,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,360 – $131,310290
17Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$71,500
Master's degree
$42,750 – $131,270560
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,300
Bachelor's degree
$50,870 – $102,6103,790
19English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,440 – $127,560340
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,910 – $100,2907,130
21Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,750
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $74,220480
22Tutors$52,000
Some college, no degree
$29,170 – $89,190570
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,730
Bachelor's degree
$29,690 – $104,010410
24Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,800
Bachelor's degree
$29,860 – $60,7202,750
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,020 – $93,8401,320
26Library Technicians$40,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,370 – $57,460590
27Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,050
Some college, no degree
$27,950 – $47,8506,030
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,330
Associate's degree
$29,260 – $61,8101,980

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$127,540	$65,060 – $215,090	360
2	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,860	$42,440 – $281,030	480
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$101,050	$51,250 – $205,630	310
4	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$85,300	$55,640 – $107,190	1,320
5	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,530	$57,390 – $116,920	790
6	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,990	$41,850 – $108,790	240
7	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,970	$41,870 – $99,040	260
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$78,580	$50,460 – $100,930	650
9	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$78,330	$58,740 – $101,120	1,750
10	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,260	$43,100 – $126,320	300
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,940	$61,830 – $101,750	630
12	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,520	$52,050 – $103,960	880
13	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,500	$53,700 – $101,690	850
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,790	$52,700 – $101,470	5,520
15	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,620	$56,780 – $101,720	860
16	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$74,360	$40,360 – $131,310	290
17	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$71,500	$42,750 – $131,270	560
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$65,300	$50,870 – $102,610	3,790
19	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$65,070	$40,440 – $127,560	340
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,380	$48,910 – $100,290	7,130
21	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$56,750	$41,600 – $74,220	480
22	TutorsSome college, no degree	$52,000	$29,170 – $89,190	570
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,730	$29,690 – $104,010	410
24	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$45,800	$29,860 – $60,720	2,750
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,480	$29,020 – $93,840	1,320
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,070	$30,370 – $57,460	590
27	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,050	$27,950 – $47,850	6,030
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,330	$29,260 – $61,810	1,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. 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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