Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Daphne

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Daphne

Whether you picture hard-working teachers buying school supplies for their students or genius professors shaping future leaders, it's fair to say education encompasses a wide variety of jobs. So much so that there's room to specialize and pursue your passion.

Historically, teachers' pay is a rather contentious topic. The average teacher salary is about $2,000 less than a decade ago after adjusting for inflation. Despite this, many of these jobs are rewarding in more ways than one. In other words, education can be very lucrative—particularly within specialty fields.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying education jobs in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Keep reading to discover the highest and lowest paying education jobs in your city.

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#11. Substitute teachers, short-term

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $18,540
- #415 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 374,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Prescott, AZ ($64,310)
--- Appleton, WI ($63,310)
--- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($58,770)

#10. Preschool teachers, except special education

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,030
- #506 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 391,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
--- Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)

#9. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $23,350
- #454 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,760
- Employment: 1,187,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($46,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,820)

#8. Self-enrichment teachers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $43,330
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,230
- Employment: 216,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)

#7. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $53,420
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,130
- Employment: 105,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($116,850)
--- Champaign-Urbana, IL ($97,110)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,200)
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#6. Librarians and media collections specialists

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $54,540
- #283 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- Employment: 127,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,990)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($89,220)

#5. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $55,100
- #303 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- Employment: 592,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bakersfield, CA ($109,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,280)
--- Yuba City, CA ($94,480)

#4. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $55,310
- #309 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,060

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)

#3. Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $55,350
- #348 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- Employment: 1,020,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,010)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($101,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($97,490)

#2. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 187,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($102,210)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,730)
--- Chico, CA ($88,430)
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#1. Instructional coordinators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Annual mean salary: $61,740
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 184,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($93,890)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($93,760)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,430)

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