Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary
The median pay for special education teachers, secondary school in the United States is $74,260 a year. About 163,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,800
- 25th percentile
- $60,180
- Median percentile
- $74,260
- 75th percentile
- $93,730
- 90th percentile
- $109,100
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
- Washington $101,120
- California $101,060
- District of Columbia $99,670
- Maryland $93,530
- Rhode Island $92,990
- New York $89,310
- Massachusetts $83,890
- New Jersey $83,770
- Connecticut $81,710
- Alaska $80,580
- Illinois $79,890
- Vermont $79,360
- Delaware $78,490
- Michigan $78,050
- Oregon $77,400
- Pennsylvania $77,000
- New Mexico $76,940
- Minnesota $76,600
- Ohio $76,180
- Georgia $74,150
- New Hampshire $69,560
- Virginia $68,400
- Colorado $67,240
- Hawaii $65,980
- Texas $64,830
- Arizona $64,300
- Utah $64,210
- Wisconsin $63,520
- Nebraska $63,460
- Wyoming $62,750
- Montana $62,310
- Alabama $62,210
- South Carolina $62,150
- Maine $61,710
- Florida $61,510
- Tennessee $61,360
- North Dakota $61,210
- Indiana $61,130
- Nevada $60,810
- Iowa $60,780
- Kentucky $60,730
- Idaho $60,700
- Kansas $60,700
- Oklahoma $59,660
- Louisiana $59,100
- Arkansas $57,000
- North Carolina $56,770
- Missouri $55,920
- West Virginia $55,390
- South Dakota $54,810
- Mississippi $51,970
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $117,640
- San Diego, CA $115,160
- San Francisco, CA $105,160
- Oxnard, CA $104,090
- Riverside, CA $103,730
- Mount Vernon, WA $103,420
- Bremerton, WA $102,890
- Seattle, WA $102,290
- Baltimore, MD $101,700
- Olympia, WA $101,060
- Santa Cruz, CA $101,060
- Los Angeles, CA $100,900
- Santa Rosa, CA $100,880
- Salinas, CA $100,450
- New York, NY $100,430
- Vallejo, CA $99,930
- Sacramento, CA $99,900
- Fresno, CA $98,860
- Gettysburg, PA $98,860
- Modesto, CA $98,170
- Merced, CA $98,040
- Spokane, WA $97,540
- Stockton, CA $97,310
- El Centro, CA $97,000
- Bellingham, WA $96,940
- Yuba City, CA $96,260
- Kiryas Joel, NY $94,130
- Wenatchee, WA $93,380
- Providence, RI $92,110
- Kennewick, WA $90,340
- Boston, MA $87,630
- Yakima, WA $85,590
- Washington, DC $85,000
- Atlantic City, NJ $84,760
- Bridgeport, CT $84,720
- Vineland, NJ $83,740
- York, PA $83,280
- Portland, OR $82,880
- Monroe, MI $82,450
- Chicago, IL $82,350
- Albany, NY $82,220
- Boulder, CO $82,140
- Kingston, NY $82,120
- Longview, WA $81,830
- Hartford, CT $81,800
- Lexington Park, MD $81,710
- Detroit, MI $81,520
- Warner Robins, GA $81,190
- Bend, OR $81,100
- Norwich, CT $81,050
- Lancaster, PA $81,040
- Burlington, VT $80,610
- Worcester, MA $80,270
- Chambersburg, PA $80,060
- New Haven, CT $79,930
- Cleveland, OH $79,900
- Philadelphia, PA $79,760
- Eugene, OR $79,650
- Springfield, MA $79,570
- Kalamazoo, MI $79,330
- Waterbury, CT $79,250
- Farmington, NM $79,190
- Minneapolis, MN $79,190
- Barnstable Town, MA $79,140
- Dayton, OH $79,140
- Trenton, NJ $79,010
- Santa Fe, NM $78,880
- Amherst Town, MA $78,830
- Reading, PA $78,670
- Denver, CO $78,450
- Jacksonville, FL $78,450
- Pittsfield, MA $78,370
- Elmira, NY $78,170
- Rockford, IL $78,070
- Allentown, PA $77,850
- Akron, OH $77,780
- Binghamton, NY $77,550
- Virginia Beach, VA $77,500
- Midland, TX $77,480
- Syracuse, NY $77,430
- Utica, NY $77,210
- Atlanta, GA $77,180
- Pueblo, CO $77,060
- Lansing, MI $76,870
- Naples, FL $76,790
- Hanford, CA $76,610
- Albuquerque, NM $76,590
- Las Cruces, NM $75,570
- Salem, OR $75,510
- Toledo, OH $75,230
- Pittsburgh, PA $75,160
- North Port, FL $74,960
- St. Cloud, MN $74,770
- Saginaw, MI $74,560
- Flint, MI $74,370
- Lima, OH $74,270
- Rochester, MN $74,020
- Sandusky, OH $73,920
- Salt Lake City, UT $73,750
- Buffalo, NY $73,570
- Canton, OH $73,540
- Glens Falls, NY $73,500
- Janesville, WI $73,280
- Kenosha, WI $73,260
- Columbus, OH $72,860
- Duluth, MN $72,810
- Scranton, PA $72,600
- Harrisonburg, VA $72,410
- Greeley, CO $72,270
- Portland, ME $72,160
- Erie, PA $71,660
- Youngstown, OH $71,570
- Racine, WI $71,400
- Madison, WI $70,810
- Muskegon, MI $70,540
- Ithaca, NY $70,510
- Bozeman, MT $69,900
- Mansfield, OH $69,480
- Houston, TX $69,210
- Niles, MI $69,150