Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Cape Coral

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Cape Coral

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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 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.

#17. Preschool teachers, except special education

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $28,160
- #451 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

#16. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $30,370
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,490

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)

#15. Substitute teachers, short-term

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $37,170
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

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)

#14. Tutors

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $38,390
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#13. Library technicians

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $40,670
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#12. Self-enrichment teachers

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $42,830
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#11. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $49,210
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $63,160
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

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)

#9. Librarians and media collections specialists

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,150
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#8. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,250
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,220

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)

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

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,750
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

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)

#6. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,000
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#5. Special education teachers, secondary school

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,920
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

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)

#4. Instructional coordinators

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,380
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#3. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,760
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

#2. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $80,190
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

#1. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
- Annual mean salary: $83,210
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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