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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Rochester, MN

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Rochester, MN earns $65,620 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,204 a month.

10th percentile
$47,610
25th percentile
$62,100
Median percentile
$65,620
75th percentile
$77,770
90th percentile
$77,770

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,444 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,620
Federal income tax−$5,694
Social Security + Medicare−$5,020
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$4,462
Monthly take-home$4,204
Every two weeks$1,940

Does it go far here?

$72,252Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

All special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota