Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Scranton

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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 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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#35. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $26,450
- #337 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,690

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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#34. Substitute teachers, short-term

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $29,400
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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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#33. Library technicians

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $29,790
- #300 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#32. Preschool teachers, except special education

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $29,920
- #398 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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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#31. Tutors

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $32,560
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#30. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $32,760
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#29. Self-enrichment teachers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $36,590
- #323 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#28. Librarians and media collections specialists

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $51,160
- #357 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,950
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#26. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,520
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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#25. Special education teachers, secondary school

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,150
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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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#24. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,870
- #169 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,940

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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#23. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,880
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $63,930
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,550

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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#21. Special education teachers, middle school

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $65,400
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#20. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,680
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $68,700
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,730

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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#18. Instructional coordinators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $68,790
- #178 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)

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#17. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $71,600
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#16. Education teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $73,680
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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#15. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,740
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

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#14. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,220
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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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#13. Communications teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,820
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,580
- Employment: 27,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($149,400)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($127,260)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($124,320)

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#12. History teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,830
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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#11. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,420
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $85,710
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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#9. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $86,260
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,390
- Employment: 36,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($141,130)
--- Iowa City, IA ($131,770)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($117,020)

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#8. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,280
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,260
- Employment: 20,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($147,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,190)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($127,730)

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#7. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $92,910
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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#6. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $94,200
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,710
- Employment: 47,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($181,560)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($166,470)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,140)

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#5. Social work teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,040
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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#4. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $98,150
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,840
- Employment: 10,250
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,120)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($149,790)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($147,770)

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#3. Business teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $102,350
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#2. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,800
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,590
- Employment: 35,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($157,030)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($154,130)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,050)

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#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $127,140
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Scranton

#35. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

#34. Substitute teachers, short-term

#33. Library technicians

#32. Preschool teachers, except special education

#31. Tutors

#30. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

#29. Self-enrichment teachers

#28. Librarians and media collections specialists

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

#26. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

#25. Special education teachers, secondary school

#24. Elementary school teachers, except special education

#23. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

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

#21. Special education teachers, middle school

#20. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

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

#18. Instructional coordinators

#17. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

#16. Education teachers, postsecondary

#15. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

#14. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

#13. Communications teachers, postsecondary

#12. History teachers, postsecondary

#11. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

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

#9. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

#8. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

#7. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

#6. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

#5. Social work teachers, postsecondary

#4. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

#3. Business teachers, postsecondary

#2. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

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