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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Hartford, CT

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT earns $81,800 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,191 a month.

10th percentile
$60,260
25th percentile
$64,830
Median percentile
$81,800
75th percentile
$102,850
90th percentile
$105,530

Based on 680 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

$62,286 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,800
Federal income tax−$9,166
Social Security + Medicare−$6,258
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,090
Monthly take-home$5,191
Every two weeks$2,396

Does it go far here?

$79,614Median pay in Hartford, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,416 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hartford, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$222,820
General Internal Medicine Physicians$179,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,350
Financial Managers$170,310
Actuaries$166,800
Managers, All Other$163,730
Marketing Managers$163,210

All special education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut