Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Lynchburg

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Lynchburg

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 Lynchburg, VA 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.

#15. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $25,690
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

#14. Substitute teachers, short-term

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $27,440
- #316 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#13. Preschool teachers, except special education

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $29,010
- #431 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#12. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $29,590
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#11. Library technicians

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $30,270
- #290 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#10. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $39,570
- #405 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#9. Self-enrichment teachers

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $39,970
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#8. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $44,700
- #322 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Special education teachers, middle school

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $47,340
- #307 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#6. Librarians and media collections specialists

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $49,310
- #388 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)

#5. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $51,270
- #405 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

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)

#4. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $51,280
- #353 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#3. Special education teachers, secondary school

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $51,490
- #357 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $51,880
- #429 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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)

#1. Instructional coordinators

Lynchburg, VA
- Annual mean salary: $58,540
- #374 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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