Special Education Teachers, Preschool salary
The median pay for special education teachers, preschool in the United States is $64,830 a year. About 29,510 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $45,620
- 25th percentile
- $52,210
- Median percentile
- $64,830
- 75th percentile
- $91,660
- 90th percentile
- $130,040
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
- Massachusetts $99,070
- New Jersey $92,060
- Connecticut $87,960
- Washington $86,580
- Maryland $85,010
- Pennsylvania $83,510
- Alaska $80,390
- Vermont $79,000
- Colorado $78,040
- Virginia $77,570
- Oregon $77,490
- Minnesota $75,880
- Michigan $75,860
- Hawaii $75,120
- Georgia $72,310
- New York $68,180
- New Mexico $66,010
- Texas $65,680
- Nebraska $62,760
- Illinois $62,580
- Missouri $62,250
- New Hampshire $61,720
- Wisconsin $60,870
- Ohio $60,700
- Maine $60,680
- North Carolina $60,180
- Arizona $60,130
- North Dakota $60,060
- South Carolina $59,800
- California $59,550
- Tennessee $59,550
- Rhode Island $59,310
- Delaware $59,250
- Kansas $59,220
- Florida $58,240
- Utah $58,230
- Louisiana $56,890
- Mississippi $52,420
- Wyoming $52,100
- Oklahoma $49,720
- Idaho $49,610
- Indiana $48,680
- Arkansas $35,580
By metro area
- Kansas City, MO $119,560
- San Diego, CA $117,200
- Akron, OH $100,650
- Boston, MA $99,440
- Seattle, WA $94,240
- Fresno, CA $93,800
- Bridgeport, CT $92,660
- New Haven, CT $90,440
- Hartford, CT $89,180
- Naples, FL $86,120
- McAllen, TX $85,200
- Worcester, MA $84,040
- Washington, DC $82,760
- Olympia, WA $82,600
- Atlantic City, NJ $82,390
- New York, NY $81,210
- Denver, CO $80,950
- Minneapolis, MN $80,700
- Anchorage, AK $80,390
- Boulder, CO $80,230
- Waterbury, CT $79,940
- Kennewick, WA $79,840
- Grand Rapids, MI $79,650
- Philadelphia, PA $79,560
- Dayton, OH $79,370
- Muskegon, MI $78,860
- Rockford, IL $78,600
- Atlanta, GA $78,090
- Portland, OR $77,540
- Mankato, MN $77,310
- Rochester, MN $76,710
- Trenton, NJ $75,420
- Duluth, MN $75,330
- Spokane, WA $75,160
- Vallejo, CA $75,140
- Detroit, MI $74,810
- Dallas, TX $74,110
- Cincinnati, OH $73,220
- North Port, FL $68,990
- Ogden, UT $68,760
- Providence, RI $66,740
- Houston, TX $66,240
- Albany, NY $64,690
- Savannah, GA $64,240
- Nashville, TN $63,830
- Albuquerque, NM $63,790
- Manchester, NH $63,780
- Charlotte, NC $63,670
- Rochester, NY $63,580
- Knoxville, TN $63,150
- Omaha, NE $62,760
- Raleigh, NC $62,300
- Fort Collins, CO $61,980
- Chicago, IL $61,950
- Richmond, VA $61,860
- Virginia Beach, VA $61,710
- Madison, WI $61,460
- Colorado Springs, CO $61,450
- Tampa, FL $61,380
- Columbus, OH $61,290
- Binghamton, NY $61,260
- Wichita, KS $60,910
- Kiryas Joel, NY $60,660
- Phoenix, AZ $60,400
- Canton, OH $60,330
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,070
- Clarksville, TN $59,590
- Buffalo, NY $59,520
- St. Cloud, MN $59,480
- Dover, DE $59,400
- Columbia, SC $59,360
- San Antonio, TX $59,340
- New Orleans, LA $59,140
- Milwaukee, WI $58,320
- Miami, FL $57,840
- Tucson, AZ $57,380
- Monroe, LA $56,890
- Baton Rouge, LA $56,620
- Topeka, KS $55,140
- Syracuse, NY $54,640
- Crestview, FL $51,040
- St. Louis, MO $50,920
- Jackson, MS $50,640
- Chattanooga, TN $47,960
- Memphis, TN $46,840
- Indianapolis, IN $46,740
- Durham, NC $46,630
- Little Rock, AR $36,560
- Youngstown, OH $35,400
- Fayetteville, AR $31,410