High paying teaching and library jobs in West Virginia

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in West 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 West Virginia run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a West Virginia salary is worth about 1.12× 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 West Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, West Virginia · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$104,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,670 – $206,080420
2Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$100,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,510 – $126,980240
3Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$73,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,880 – $128,240270
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$73,280
Master's degree
$51,280 – $99,250340
5Instructional Coordinators$69,600
Master's degree
$42,110 – $100,370730
6Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,850 – $103,480430
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,200
Bachelor's degree
$37,140 – $89,110300
8Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$65,050
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $70,790250
9Teachers and Instructors, All Other$64,140
Bachelor's degree
$32,230 – $90,180660
10English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$63,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,890 – $99,190250
11Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,310 – $99,210320
12Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$62,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,400 – $90,270400
13Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$60,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$25,850 – $133,9502,400
14Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,790
Bachelor's degree
$47,630 – $72,210730
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$57,760
Bachelor's degree
$50,490 – $69,3901,000
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,210
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $63,1304,090
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$56,610
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $64,0403,590
18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$56,440
Bachelor's degree
$45,380 – $63,7101,080
19Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$55,630
Bachelor's degree
$48,080 – $60,7905,420
20Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$55,390
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $69,270840
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,380
Bachelor's degree
$42,890 – $63,4601,690
22Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$49,020
Bachelor's degree
$41,440 – $75,2904,840
23Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,720 – $63,820540
24Tutors$44,070
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $66,720280
25Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$42,980
Master's degree
$29,910 – $63,130610
26Special Education Teachers, All Other$39,920
Bachelor's degree
$30,050 – $51,810530
27Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,230
Bachelor's degree
$30,740 – $54,860390
28Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,480
Associate's degree
$23,520 – $58,8102,190
29Library Technicians$30,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,010 – $47,560280
30Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,800
Some college, no degree
$27,400 – $36,7505,110

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

#	Occupation	MedianWest Virginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$104,480	$56,670 – $206,080	420
2	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$100,400	$60,510 – $126,980	240
3	Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$73,880	$49,880 – $128,240	270
4	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$73,280	$51,280 – $99,250	340
5	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$69,600	$42,110 – $100,370	730
6	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,260	$44,850 – $103,480	430
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$65,200	$37,140 – $89,110	300
8	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$65,050	$47,840 – $70,790	250
9	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,140	$32,230 – $90,180	660
10	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,280	$40,890 – $99,190	250
11	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$63,270	$45,310 – $99,210	320
12	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$62,210	$47,400 – $90,270	400
13	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$60,300	$25,850 – $133,950	2,400
14	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$58,790	$47,630 – $72,210	730
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$57,760	$50,490 – $69,390	1,000
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,210	$45,540 – $63,130	4,090
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$56,610	$48,450 – $64,040	3,590
18	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,440	$45,380 – $63,710	1,080
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$55,630	$48,080 – $60,790	5,420
20	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$55,390	$47,650 – $69,270	840
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$50,380	$42,890 – $63,460	1,690
22	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$49,020	$41,440 – $75,290	4,840
23	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,010	$22,720 – $63,820	540
24	TutorsSome college, no degree	$44,070	$31,200 – $66,720	280
25	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$42,980	$29,910 – $63,130	610
26	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$39,920	$30,050 – $51,810	530
27	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$37,230	$30,740 – $54,860	390
28	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$32,480	$23,520 – $58,810	2,190
29	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$30,300	$27,010 – $47,560	280
30	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$29,800	$27,400 – $36,750	5,110

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