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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Wisconsin

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Wisconsin earns $63,520 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,154 a month.

10th percentile
$48,870
25th percentile
$58,450
Median percentile
$63,520
75th percentile
$77,100
90th percentile
$83,170

Based on 3,350 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

$49,852 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,520
Federal income tax−$5,442
Social Security + Medicare−$4,859
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,367
Monthly take-home$4,154
Every two weeks$1,917

Does it go far here?

$67,506Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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