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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Arizona

The median special education teachers, middle school in Arizona earns $62,130 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,212 a month.

10th percentile
$47,010
25th percentile
$52,040
Median percentile
$62,130
75th percentile
$66,290
90th percentile
$77,520

Based on 580 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

$50,548 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,130
Federal income tax−$5,276
Social Security + Medicare−$4,753
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,553
Monthly take-home$4,212
Every two weeks$1,944

Does it go far here?

$61,712Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All special education teachers, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona