Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Las Vegas

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Las Vegas

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 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 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.

#23. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $33,330
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,630

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)

#22. Preschool teachers, except special education

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $34,340
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,180

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $36,410
- #191 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $40,080
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 121,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Arecibo, PR ($62,080)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($59,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($59,380)

#19. Library technicians

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $42,620
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#18. Self-enrichment teachers

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $46,110
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

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)

#17. Special education teachers, preschool

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $51,590
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#16. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $54,560
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,650
- Employment: 38,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($96,640)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,740)

#15. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- #180 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,240
- Employment: 94,720
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($180,910)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($160,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($151,060)

#14. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $57,740
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

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)

#13. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $59,090
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,230

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)

#12. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $60,490
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

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. Special education teachers, middle school

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $61,240
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $62,480
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,780

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. Education teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $63,510
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $63,580
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,160

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)

#7. Instructional coordinators

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $66,920
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,220

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. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $67,530
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

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)

#5. Librarians and media collections specialists

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $75,700
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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. Business teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $82,300
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#3. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $94,090
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#2. Law teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $108,750
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $130,820
- Employment: 14,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($165,990)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($152,750)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($152,190)

#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Annual mean salary: $122,480
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

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