Highest and Lowest Paying Education Jobs in Staunton

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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Staunton

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 Staunton-Waynesboro, 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.

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#12. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $24,100
- #431 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#11. Substitute teachers, short-term

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $30,770
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#10. Self-enrichment teachers

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $42,460
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#9. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $50,260
- #314 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $52,070
- #424 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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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#7. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $53,270
- #344 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#6. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $54,860
- #275 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#5. Librarians and media collections specialists

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $56,870
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $57,140
- #261 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#3. Instructional coordinators

Staunton-Waynesboro, 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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#2. Special education teachers, middle school

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $59,480
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#1. Special education teachers, secondary school

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
- Annual mean salary: $59,700
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)