High paying teaching and library jobs in Wilmington, NC

Every teaching and library occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, NC run 3.6% below the national average (2024), so a Wilmington, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Wilmington, NC · Employed

1Business Teachers, Postsecondary$187,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,560 – $220,610170
2Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$110,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,450 – $132,180220
3Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$109,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,520 – $133,160130
4Education Teachers, Postsecondary$106,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,660 – $131,890100
5Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$105,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,610 – $171,88080
6Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,630 – $138,68090
7English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,960 – $105,410110
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,800 – $138,00080
9Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$76,110
Master's degree
$45,760 – $138,140140
10Instructional Coordinators$64,020
Master's degree
$48,840 – $85,620300
11Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,030
Master's degree
$44,500 – $81,320160
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,060
Bachelor's degree
$46,540 – $73,580230
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,980
Bachelor's degree
$44,790 – $66,500730
14Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$56,620
Bachelor's degree
$34,590 – $70,74080
15Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$56,130
Bachelor's degree
$41,140 – $64,32080
16Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$52,310
Bachelor's degree
$43,780 – $63,140680
17Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$51,710
Bachelor's degree
$40,990 – $64,510120
18Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$49,170
Bachelor's degree
$41,440 – $60,230230
19Library Technicians$48,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,940 – $63,16070
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,240
Bachelor's degree
$39,980 – $60,7701,920
21Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,430
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $67,59090
22Teachers and Instructors, All Other$47,030
Bachelor's degree
$34,370 – $59,93070
23Tutors$46,030
Some college, no degree
$26,220 – $61,700160
24Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$41,960
Bachelor's degree
$31,510 – $73,260170
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $72,300310
26Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,880
Associate's degree
$28,810 – $47,040740
27Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$33,780
Bachelor's degree
$29,710 – $40,240880
28Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,030
Some college, no degree
$27,500 – $37,1301,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianWilmington, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$187,380	$73,560 – $220,610	170
2	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$110,620	$72,450 – $132,180	220
3	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$109,430	$60,520 – $133,160	130
4	Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$106,070	$49,660 – $131,890	100
5	Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$105,420	$61,610 – $171,880	80
6	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,350	$61,630 – $138,680	90
7	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$83,910	$60,960 – $105,410	110
8	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$78,770	$58,800 – $138,000	80
9	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$76,110	$45,760 – $138,140	140
10	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$64,020	$48,840 – $85,620	300
11	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$63,030	$44,500 – $81,320	160
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$62,060	$46,540 – $73,580	230
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$57,980	$44,790 – $66,500	730
14	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$56,620	$34,590 – $70,740	80
15	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$56,130	$41,140 – $64,320	80
16	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$52,310	$43,780 – $63,140	680
17	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$51,710	$40,990 – $64,510	120
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$49,170	$41,440 – $60,230	230
19	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,280	$38,940 – $63,160	70
20	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$48,240	$39,980 – $60,770	1,920
21	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$47,430	$43,360 – $67,590	90
22	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,030	$34,370 – $59,930	70
23	TutorsSome college, no degree	$46,030	$26,220 – $61,700	160
24	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$41,960	$31,510 – $73,260	170
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,200	$24,960 – $72,300	310
26	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$34,880	$28,810 – $47,040	740
27	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$33,780	$29,710 – $40,240	880
28	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$33,030	$27,500 – $37,130	1,240

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