Special Education Teachers, All Other salary
The median pay for special education teachers, all other in the United States is $76,580 a year. About 33,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,440
- 25th percentile
- $60,930
- Median percentile
- $76,580
- 75th percentile
- $99,690
- 90th percentile
- $120,080
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $103,050
- New Mexico $86,520
- Delaware $85,040
- Oregon $82,240
- Rhode Island $80,080
- Colorado $79,290
- Michigan $78,540
- Massachusetts $78,440
- Virginia $77,280
- Washington $76,790
- Pennsylvania $76,530
- Georgia $76,130
- Maryland $76,100
- District of Columbia $71,130
- New Jersey $71,110
- Iowa $71,050
- Minnesota $69,470
- Florida $68,690
- Utah $67,860
- Wisconsin $66,910
- New Hampshire $66,670
- New York $65,970
- Texas $65,710
- Illinois $64,850
- Nevada $64,410
- Tennessee $63,300
- Kentucky $63,140
- Arkansas $61,690
- North Dakota $61,500
- Connecticut $61,480
- Louisiana $61,170
- Indiana $60,920
- Nebraska $59,760
- Ohio $51,230
- Missouri $49,610
- Alabama $49,520
- Vermont $46,980
- Mississippi $46,700
- West Virginia $39,920
By metro area
- Salinas, CA $112,900
- Vallejo, CA $110,000
- Los Angeles, CA $109,600
- Santa Maria, CA $107,390
- Visalia, CA $107,190
- Santa Rosa, CA $106,650
- San Luis Obispo, CA $106,510
- San Diego, CA $102,870
- Riverside, CA $101,850
- Modesto, CA $101,030
- Yuba City, CA $100,020
- Portland, OR $97,070
- Merced, CA $96,560
- Fresno, CA $95,120
- Oxnard, CA $94,880
- Sacramento, CA $88,810
- San Jose, CA $87,430
- Worcester, MA $83,690
- Bend, OR $83,190
- Salem, OR $82,140
- Eugene, OR $82,050
- Valdosta, GA $81,700
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $81,330
- Flint, MI $80,960
- Medford, OR $80,550
- Lansing, MI $80,460
- Jackson, MI $80,210
- Cincinnati, OH $80,110
- Providence, RI $80,080
- Washington, DC $79,880
- Atlanta, GA $79,580
- Detroit, MI $79,500
- Midland, MI $79,470
- Pensacola, FL $79,410
- Denver, CO $79,290
- Ann Arbor, MI $79,080
- Jacksonville, FL $78,420
- Saginaw, MI $77,760
- Atlantic City, NJ $77,700
- Monroe, MI $77,520
- Minneapolis, MN $77,150
- Stockton, CA $76,780
- Lexington Park, MD $76,450
- Battle Creek, MI $76,400
- Richmond, VA $76,160
- Baltimore, MD $76,090
- Miami, FL $75,890
- Santa Cruz, CA $75,710
- Salisbury, MD $75,450
- Syracuse, NY $74,930
- Grand Rapids, MI $74,740
- Raleigh, NC $74,520
- Boston, MA $74,370
- Chicago, IL $74,180
- Tampa, FL $74,120
- Norwich, CT $74,040
- Philadelphia, PA $73,390
- Des Moines, IA $73,110
- Virginia Beach, VA $70,280
- Trenton, NJ $69,810
- Austin, TX $68,030
- New York, NY $66,170
- Dallas, TX $66,120
- Kiryas Joel, NY $66,000
- Manchester, NH $65,340
- Lexington, KY $65,170
- Hartford, CT $65,090
- Omaha, NE $64,790
- Las Vegas, NV $64,410
- San Antonio, TX $64,070
- Houston, TX $63,960
- Bridgeport, CT $63,510
- Savannah, GA $63,430
- Nashville, TN $63,300
- Muskegon, MI $62,990
- Baton Rouge, LA $62,430
- Pittsburgh, PA $62,270
- Charlotte, NC $62,160
- Hagerstown, MD $62,140
- New Orleans, LA $61,330
- Shreveport, LA $61,280
- Rochester, NY $61,180
- Champaign, IL $61,110
- Albany, NY $60,740
- Springfield, IL $59,450
- New Haven, CT $59,270
- Toledo, OH $58,120
- Alexandria, LA $58,080
- Reno, NV $57,160
- St. Louis, MO $56,320
- Lake Charles, LA $52,790
- Orlando, FL $51,710
- Peoria, IL $51,410
- Columbus, OH $49,430
- Cleveland, OH $47,630
- Burlington, VT $46,980
- Buffalo, NY $46,410
- Akron, OH $39,280
- Huntington, WV $35,810
- Charleston, WV $34,560