Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, 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.

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#24. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $25,090
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

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#23. Preschool teachers, except special education

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $28,500
- #442 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,470

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)

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#22. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $29,020
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,910

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)

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#21. Library technicians

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $39,230
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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#20. Self-enrichment teachers

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $42,320
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

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

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $44,230
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#18. Substitute teachers, short-term

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $46,700
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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)

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#17. Tutors

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $47,790
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

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#16. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $48,830
- #337 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

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#15. Special education teachers, preschool

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $49,120
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#14. Special education teachers, middle school

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $50,300
- #287 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

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#13. Curators

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $50,560
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- Employment: 11,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($94,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,680)

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#12. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $52,170
- #335 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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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#11. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,340
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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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#10. Librarians and media collections specialists

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $57,430
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

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#9. Instructional coordinators

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $58,700
- #369 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

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

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $59,280
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,500

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)

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

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,060
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,080

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)

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#6. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $64,110
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,180

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)

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#5. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,230
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

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#4. Special education teachers, secondary school

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,550
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,490

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)

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#3. Career/technical education teachers, middle school

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,290
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- Employment: 11,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($139,720)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,750)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,790)

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#2. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $73,080
- #125 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Jacksonville, FL
- Annual mean salary: $84,630
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)