SOC 25-1082 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $62,450. The 10th percentile is $56,800 and the 90th percentile is $99,540. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$62,450

10th percentile
$56,800
25th percentile
$62,250
Median
$62,450
75th percentile
$83,050
90th percentile
$99,540
Mean
$75,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $56,800 and the 90th percentile is $99,540. The difference is $42,740, which is 68.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,250 to the 75th at $83,050, covers $20,800.

The mean annual wage is $75,920, which sits above the median of $62,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $80,340 for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,414, which is 22.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Georgia median of $72,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $62,414 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Birmingham, AL is 141 miles away, with a median of $78,170 and employment of 50. That median is 25.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,297, against $62,414 here.
  • Knoxville, TN is 160 miles away, with a median of $76,940 and employment of 60. That median is 23.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,116, against $62,414 here.

Employment share

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (60 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $62,450. The 10th percentile is $56,800 and the 90th percentile is $99,540. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $80,340.

What is Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,450 is $62,414. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Birmingham, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $78,170. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.