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Salaries for Careers in Education
U.S. Department of Labor
Education offers a wide variety of fields. Each field comes with salary expectations. The salaries listed below were released from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Average Salaries For Careers in Education
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| High School | Middle School | Elementary School | |
| Assistant Principals |
$75,121 | $73,020 | $67,735 |
| Principals | $92,965 | $87,866 | $82,414 |
| Special Ed. Teachers |
$52,250 | $52,550 | $49,710 |
| Vocational Ed. | $51,050 | $46,470 | |
| K-12 | Jr. Colleges | Colleges & Universities | |
| Counselors | $53,750 | $48,240 | $41,780 |
| Misc. Careers in | Education | ||
| Adult Literacy/GED |
$46,690 | ||
| Gifted Ed Teacher |
$47,000 | ||
| Instructional Coordinators |
$55,570 | ||
| Librarian | $50,860 | ||
| Occupational Therapist |
$54,660 | ||
| Pre-School Teacher |
$25,900 | ||
| Speech-Language Pathologist |
$60,840 | ||
| Teacher Assist. (K-12) | $21,640 | ||
| Post-Secondary | Educators | ||
| Professor | $98,974 | ||
| Assoc. Professor |
$69,911 | ||
| Assist. Professor |
$58,662 | ||
| College Instructor |
$42,609 | ||
| College Lecturer |
$48,289 | ||
| Graduate Teaching Assistant |
$30,190 | ||
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missjoy08
3 months ago
2 comments
I work as a Special Day Paraprofessional and I don't make $21,000. Is this before taxes. I think Special Day Aids should make $23,000 - $25,000. I work 35 hours a week pay is not good and I have been working for almost 8 years.
Charisse
4 months ago
2 comments
I can make more than a Principal working as a Carman for Canadian National Railway.
etrapp
10 months ago
62 comments
WOW! I need to get my Masters degree and get it fast!
awinhold
11 months ago
94 comments
It's good to see this. That means I have to step it up.
ktenkely
11 months ago
162 comments
What this tells me is that I am not making nearly enough for what I do ;-)