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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Virginia

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Virginia earns $68,400 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,432 a month.

10th percentile
$50,510
25th percentile
$59,900
Median percentile
$68,400
75th percentile
$85,000
90th percentile
$109,100

Based on 6,380 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

$53,187 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,400
Federal income tax−$6,218
Social Security + Medicare−$5,233
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,762
Monthly take-home$4,432
Every two weeks$2,046

Does it go far here?

$67,653Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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