Salary
Average Salary: $53,430
Expected Lifetime Earnings: $2,231,000
Teachers in general aren't paid very much. But sex education teachers are like a regular school teacher's younger sibling. Or maybe the family dog. But not the pampered, sweater-wearing type of family dog. Sex educators are mangy, neglected dogs who get the school district's leftovers, money scraped together after everything and everyone else has been paid off. So you're definitely not making bank. The average salary for a sex educator at all levels of elementary through high school is about $53k-$55k per year. The average annual salary for health teachers in a community setting, outside schools, is just slightly lower, just under $50k. That number won't vary much around the country. Because no one, no matter what state you live in or district you work for, thinks they have money or resources to pour into sex education. There is a silver lining, though. Even if schools and municipalities don't want to spend money on sex educators, they almost all need them. Sex educators for elementary schools can expect an average job growth. Sex educators working in community centers can expect a higher growth rate, around 20 percent. Don't even try to work in a high school. They're swimming in sex educators. No need for more.