Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Bremerton

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 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 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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#17. Preschool teachers, except special education

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $34,370
- #219 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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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#16. Substitute teachers, short-term

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $39,240
- #114 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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#15. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $40,800
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

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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#14. Self-enrichment teachers

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $46,140
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#13. Library technicians

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $47,840
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#12. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $62,340
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#11. Special education teachers, preschool

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $69,540
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#10. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $76,930
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#9. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,540
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#8. Special education teachers, middle school

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#7. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $80,900
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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 (tie). Special education teachers, secondary school

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $81,860
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#5 (tie). Librarians and media collections specialists

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $81,860
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $82,750
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $86,000
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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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#2. Instructional coordinators

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $86,840
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#1. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
- Annual mean salary: $90,350
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)