High paying teaching and library jobs in Virginia

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Virginia. 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 run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Virginia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,560 – $312,3505,040
2Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$106,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,950 – $200,1401,670
3Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,680 – $234,4602,450
4Teachers and Instructors, All Other$85,280
Bachelor's degree
$44,320 – $129,2203,020
5Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,320 – $177,3301,580
6Instructional Coordinators$83,230
Master's degree
$50,310 – $131,9405,830
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,380 – $118,1101,670
8Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,210 – $154,3201,760
9Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$77,430
Master's degree
$48,510 – $107,6004,590
10Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,650 – $124,3301,630
11Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$75,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,400 – $136,0001,570
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,580
Bachelor's degree
$52,710 – $101,7503,500
13Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$74,870
Master's degree
$43,520 – $124,2602,840
14Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,170
Bachelor's degree
$49,900 – $107,93031,100
15Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$68,400
Bachelor's degree
$50,510 – $109,1006,380
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$67,740
Bachelor's degree
$50,830 – $101,1207,440
17English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$67,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,250 – $135,7101,810
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,550
Bachelor's degree
$49,770 – $100,29037,880
19Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,850 – $100,9303,740
20Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,820
Bachelor's degree
$51,360 – $100,0103,000
21Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,520
Bachelor's degree
$50,590 – $99,37018,290
22Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,820
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $83,1101,860
23Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$52,590
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $84,9502,320
24Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,890
Bachelor's degree
$31,670 – $80,3101,660
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,780 – $102,1208,730
26Library Technicians$45,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,030 – $62,3002,580
27Tutors$40,750
Some college, no degree
$28,620 – $96,6304,090
28Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$39,020
Bachelor's degree
$27,670 – $53,54024,350
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,520
Some college, no degree
$28,220 – $57,03031,370
30Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,140
Associate's degree
$30,290 – $60,71013,570

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,880	$62,560 – $312,350	5,040
2	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,780	$54,950 – $200,140	1,670
3	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$103,860	$47,680 – $234,460	2,450
4	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$85,280	$44,320 – $129,220	3,020
5	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,060	$43,320 – $177,330	1,580
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$83,230	$50,310 – $131,940	5,830
7	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,550	$57,380 – $118,110	1,670
8	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$79,190	$46,210 – $154,320	1,760
9	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$77,430	$48,510 – $107,600	4,590
10	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$77,060	$41,650 – $124,330	1,630
11	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,830	$42,400 – $136,000	1,570
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,580	$52,710 – $101,750	3,500
13	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$74,870	$43,520 – $124,260	2,840
14	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$72,170	$49,900 – $107,930	31,100
15	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$68,400	$50,510 – $109,100	6,380
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$67,740	$50,830 – $101,120	7,440
17	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$67,330	$43,250 – $135,710	1,810
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,550	$49,770 – $100,290	37,880
19	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,920	$48,850 – $100,930	3,740
20	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$63,820	$51,360 – $100,010	3,000
21	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,520	$50,590 – $99,370	18,290
22	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$57,820	$41,600 – $83,110	1,860
23	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$52,590	$31,200 – $84,950	2,320
24	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,890	$31,670 – $80,310	1,660
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,160	$29,780 – $102,120	8,730
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,560	$31,030 – $62,300	2,580
27	TutorsSome college, no degree	$40,750	$28,620 – $96,630	4,090
28	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$39,020	$27,670 – $53,540	24,350
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,520	$28,220 – $57,030	31,370
30	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$37,140	$30,290 – $60,710	13,570

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