Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Dover

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

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 Dover, DE 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.

#22. Preschool teachers, except special education

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $26,510
- #480 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#21. Tutors

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $31,510
- #274 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#20. Substitute teachers, short-term

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $32,310
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $34,030
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

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. Library technicians

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $37,730
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#17. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $55,140
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#16. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $56,420
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#15. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $61,080
- #190 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#14. Librarians and media collections specialists

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $61,480
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#13. Special education teachers, secondary school

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#12. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

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

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $65,640
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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)

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

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $66,400
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#9. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $72,240
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#8. Education teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $72,570
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,990
- Employment: 58,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($119,140)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($112,130)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($110,160)

#7. Instructional coordinators

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $74,080
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#6. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $75,360
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,680
- Employment: 58,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($162,660)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,980)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($132,320)

#5. Social work teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $81,820
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,650
- Employment: 12,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($112,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($106,460)
--- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA ($96,040)

#4. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $82,530
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,980
- Employment: 44,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($157,340)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($149,220)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($138,090)

#3. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $91,990
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,610
- Employment: 37,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($152,280)
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($145,360)
--- Tuscaloosa, AL ($144,170)

#2. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $96,330
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,040
- Employment: 68,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($146,700)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($109,450)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($109,310)

#1. Business teachers, postsecondary

Dover, DE
- Annual mean salary: $98,670
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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