Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary
The median pay for special education teachers, middle school in the United States is $66,810 a year. About 95,200 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,420
- 25th percentile
- $60,000
- Median percentile
- $66,810
- 75th percentile
- $82,800
- 90th percentile
- $102,510
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 $101,530
- Washington $99,520
- Rhode Island $93,970
- New York $93,820
- Connecticut $92,900
- Massachusetts $84,550
- Alaska $81,000
- District of Columbia $79,170
- New Jersey $79,110
- Utah $78,920
- Oregon $78,360
- Pennsylvania $77,040
- Maryland $76,410
- Michigan $76,040
- Illinois $74,730
- Ohio $74,590
- New Mexico $74,440
- Vermont $73,110
- Georgia $70,550
- New Hampshire $66,760
- Colorado $66,130
- Wisconsin $65,840
- Montana $63,960
- Virginia $63,820
- Minnesota $63,630
- Iowa $63,590
- Nebraska $63,460
- Maine $63,440
- Texas $63,360
- Nevada $63,280
- Alabama $62,850
- Wyoming $62,770
- South Carolina $62,310
- Arizona $62,130
- Hawaii $61,750
- Florida $60,440
- Kentucky $60,200
- Idaho $60,170
- Tennessee $60,000
- Kansas $59,780
- Louisiana $59,420
- North Carolina $59,360
- Indiana $58,900
- North Dakota $57,680
- Arkansas $56,830
- West Virginia $56,440
- South Dakota $51,360
- Mississippi $50,750
- Oklahoma $50,450
- Missouri $50,370
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $121,070
- Sacramento, CA $110,850
- Fresno, CA $104,540
- Bremerton, WA $104,450
- Olympia, WA $103,880
- Los Angeles, CA $101,560
- Bellingham, WA $101,120
- Salinas, CA $100,840
- Seattle, WA $100,350
- Riverside, CA $99,190
- Kiryas Joel, NY $97,980
- Bridgeport, CT $97,360
- Salt Lake City, UT $96,210
- New York, NY $94,740
- Kingston, NY $94,290
- Hartford, CT $92,900
- Providence, RI $92,130
- Barnstable Town, MA $91,630
- Pittsfield, MA $88,190
- Portland, OR $87,160
- Kennewick, WA $85,190
- Salisbury, MD $83,850
- Worcester, MA $83,810
- Yakima, WA $83,610
- Bend, OR $83,110
- Brunswick, GA $82,320
- Oxnard, CA $82,290
- Albany, NY $81,800
- Ann Arbor, MI $81,710
- Boston, MA $81,620
- Norwich, CT $81,570
- Springfield, MA $81,270
- Anchorage, AK $81,140
- Waterbury, CT $81,040
- Spokane, WA $80,970
- Boulder, CO $80,960
- Atlantic City, NJ $80,730
- Allentown, PA $80,510
- Trenton, NJ $80,210
- Eugene, OR $79,920
- Cleveland, OH $79,890
- Madison, WI $79,710
- San Diego, CA $79,310
- Philadelphia, PA $78,860
- Detroit, MI $78,720
- Burlington, VT $78,560
- Lancaster, PA $78,560
- Stockton, CA $78,290
- Portland, ME $78,160
- New Haven, CT $78,040
- Chicago, IL $77,840
- Atlanta, GA $77,750
- Flint, MI $77,620
- Battle Creek, MI $77,460
- Salem, OR $77,390
- Lansing, MI $77,140
- Washington, DC $77,050
- Milwaukee, WI $76,660
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,620
- Dayton, OH $76,600
- Denver, CO $76,400
- Syracuse, NY $75,920
- Ithaca, NY $75,860
- Albuquerque, NM $75,800
- Utica, NY $75,780
- Rockford, IL $75,540
- Chambersburg, PA $75,390
- Scranton, PA $75,230
- Pittsburgh, PA $74,910
- Springfield, IL $74,590
- Albany, OR $74,070
- Omaha, NE $73,870
- Duluth, MN $73,630
- San Luis Obispo, CA $73,630
- Amherst Town, MA $73,410
- Vineland, NJ $73,120
- Sioux City, IA $73,110
- Mansfield, OH $72,830
- Las Cruces, NM $72,810
- Springfield, OH $72,750
- Buffalo, NY $72,530
- Manchester, NH $71,830
- Green Bay, WI $71,400
- Muskegon, MI $70,780
- Staunton, VA $70,690
- Binghamton, NY $68,910
- Odessa, TX $67,910
- Saginaw, MI $67,740
- Greenville, SC $66,860
- Monroe, MI $66,650
- Eau Claire, WI $66,430
- Houston, TX $65,970
- Dallas, TX $65,870
- Pueblo, CO $65,830
- Lexington, KY $65,810
- Midland, TX $65,130
- St. Cloud, MN $64,540
- Glens Falls, NY $64,480
- Harrisburg, PA $64,410
- Grand Rapids, MI $64,210
- Ogden, UT $64,210
- Cedar Rapids, IA $64,100
- El Paso, TX $64,100
- Cincinnati, OH $64,090
- Bloomington, IL $64,060
- Macon, GA $63,970
- Billings, MT $63,960
- Watertown, NY $63,880
- Fort Collins, CO $63,790
- Savannah, GA $63,730
- Minneapolis, MN $63,660
- Decatur, IL $63,520
- La Crosse, WI $63,500
- Grand Junction, CO $63,480
- Hilton Head Island, SC $63,370
- Charleston, SC $63,340
- Reno, NV $63,280
- Greeley, CO $63,160
- Beaumont, TX $63,110
- Rochester, NY $63,040