Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Fayetteville

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

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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 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.

#20. Substitute teachers, short-term

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,700
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#19. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $26,870
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,790

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)

#18. Tutors

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $27,190
- #328 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,780
- Employment: 147,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Pittsfield, MA ($82,910)
--- Santa Fe, NM ($68,440)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($60,110)

#17. Library technicians

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $30,630
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,070
- Employment: 73,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($61,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,950)
--- Napa, CA ($57,890)

#16. Preschool teachers, except special education

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $33,970
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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)

#15. Self-enrichment teachers

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $36,720
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

#14. Special education teachers, preschool

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $48,210
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,970
- Employment: 21,130
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($101,190)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($100,010)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($97,900)

#13. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $51,760
- #267 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#12. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $57,450
- #271 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,250

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)

#11. Special education teachers, middle school

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $58,530
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- Employment: 79,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,940)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($94,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($94,140)

#10. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $58,650
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,490
- Employment: 120,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($95,420)
--- Kingston, NY ($92,160)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,490)

#9. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $59,050
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#8. Special education teachers, secondary school

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $59,110
- #208 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,100
- Employment: 145,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($110,320)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($106,590)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($103,540)

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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $59,510
- #218 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $59,880
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,270

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)

#5. Librarians and media collections specialists

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $61,100
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#4. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $61,880
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,960
- Employment: 84,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,160)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,490)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($115,060)

#3. Instructional coordinators

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $68,410
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

#2. History teachers, postsecondary

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $73,520
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,460
- Employment: 18,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($148,420)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($129,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,560)

#1. Business teachers, postsecondary

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
- Annual mean salary: $118,290
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

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