Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary
The median pay for special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in the United States is $65,120 a year. About 260,870 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,350
- 25th percentile
- $59,710
- Median percentile
- $65,120
- 75th percentile
- $80,280
- 90th percentile
- $103,010
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.
Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $97,910
- California $97,170
- Washington $95,040
- Massachusetts $91,350
- Rhode Island $84,300
- Connecticut $82,950
- New York $81,260
- Alaska $80,230
- Maryland $78,850
- Illinois $77,960
- Oregon $77,700
- New Jersey $76,660
- New Mexico $76,420
- Michigan $74,600
- Colorado $74,290
- Vermont $74,200
- Ohio $73,970
- Georgia $72,880
- Pennsylvania $72,680
- Virginia $67,740
- Minnesota $67,620
- Delaware $65,990
- New Hampshire $65,160
- Nevada $65,110
- Alabama $64,520
- Idaho $63,610
- Tennessee $62,560
- Nebraska $62,420
- South Carolina $62,360
- Texas $62,330
- Maine $61,880
- Wisconsin $61,520
- Utah $61,290
- Hawaii $60,940
- Wyoming $60,930
- Iowa $60,440
- Kentucky $60,060
- Kansas $59,970
- Florida $58,850
- Louisiana $58,800
- Indiana $58,760
- North Carolina $58,260
- North Dakota $57,950
- Montana $57,630
- Missouri $57,260
- Arizona $56,030
- Arkansas $54,290
- South Dakota $51,090
- Oklahoma $50,630
- Mississippi $50,570
- West Virginia $50,380
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $105,290
- Oxnard, CA $104,810
- Seattle, WA $100,150
- Mount Vernon, WA $99,840
- El Centro, CA $99,020
- Santa Maria, CA $98,940
- San Jose, CA $98,640
- Sacramento, CA $98,330
- Vallejo, CA $98,260
- San Diego, CA $97,860
- Boston, MA $97,410
- Merced, CA $97,340
- San Luis Obispo, CA $97,260
- Los Angeles, CA $96,970
- Bridgeport, CT $96,290
- Fresno, CA $95,950
- Bellingham, WA $95,610
- Bremerton, WA $95,040
- Yuba City, CA $94,260
- Napa, CA $92,970
- Redding, CA $92,820
- Riverside, CA $91,840
- New York, NY $91,610
- Chico, CA $91,510
- Norwich, CT $87,550
- Providence, RI $85,330
- Kennewick, WA $85,000
- Amherst Town, MA $84,730
- Portland, OR $83,140
- Yakima, WA $82,790
- Santa Fe, NM $82,590
- Hartford, CT $82,180
- Santa Rosa, CA $81,910
- Hanford, CA $81,750
- Kingston, NY $81,540
- Worcester, MA $81,330
- Barnstable Town, MA $81,250
- Olympia, WA $81,150
- Baltimore, MD $81,140
- Bend, OR $81,050
- Boulder, CO $80,920
- Longview, WA $80,800
- Kiryas Joel, NY $80,730
- Modesto, CA $80,570
- Salem, OR $80,110
- Springfield, MA $79,970
- Washington, DC $79,880
- Stockton, CA $79,760
- Chicago, IL $79,690
- Denver, CO $79,310
- Spokane, WA $79,220
- New Haven, CT $79,150
- Detroit, MI $78,980
- Albuquerque, NM $78,670
- Lancaster, PA $78,470
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,330
- Atlanta, GA $77,960
- Waterbury, CT $77,930
- Salt Lake City, UT $77,840
- Burlington, VT $77,740
- Corvallis, OR $77,700
- Eugene, OR $77,460
- Saginaw, MI $77,430
- Springfield, IL $77,430
- Trenton, NJ $77,240
- Reading, PA $77,230
- Albany, NY $77,210
- Harrisonburg, VA $76,940
- Akron, OH $76,760
- Springfield, OH $76,580
- Atlantic City, NJ $76,450
- Minneapolis, MN $76,320
- Lexington Park, MD $76,190
- York, PA $76,120
- Farmington, NM $75,830
- Columbus, OH $75,710
- Syracuse, NY $75,690
- Portland, ME $75,340
- Bakersfield, CA $75,250
- Dayton, OH $75,240
- Allentown, PA $75,190
- Lansing, MI $75,080
- Wenatchee, WA $74,860
- Las Cruces, NM $74,470
- Philadelphia, PA $74,290
- Cleveland, OH $73,630
- Battle Creek, MI $73,380
- Jackson, MI $72,910
- Rockford, IL $72,910
- Canton, OH $72,440
- Warner Robins, GA $72,080
- Buffalo, NY $71,570
- Medford, OR $70,910
- Montgomery, AL $70,790
- St. Cloud, MN $70,790
- Youngstown, OH $70,780
- Vineland, NJ $70,120
- Hinesville, GA $67,650
- Chambersburg, PA $67,510
- Eau Claire, WI $66,960
- Ann Arbor, MI $66,710
- Hilton Head Island, SC $66,500
- Duluth, MN $66,420
- Binghamton, NY $66,300
- Las Vegas, NV $66,000
- Niles, MI $65,970
- Flint, MI $65,860
- Rochester, MN $65,620
- Decatur, IL $65,390
- Nashville, TN $65,170
- Houston, TX $65,080
- Dallas, TX $64,830
- Daphne, AL $64,750
- Harrisburg, PA $64,640
- Memphis, TN $64,640
- Toledo, OH $64,580
- Grand Junction, CO $64,540
- Pittsfield, MA $64,460
- Cincinnati, OH $64,430
- Utica, NY $64,280