Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary

Median Salary
$65,120
per year
Employment
260,870
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$49,350
25th percentile
$59,710
Median
$65,120
75th percentile
$80,280
90th percentile
$103,010

💰 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$97,910+50.4%
California$97,170+49.2%
Washington$95,040+45.9%
Massachusetts$91,350+40.3%
Rhode Island$84,300+29.5%
Connecticut$82,950+27.4%
New York$81,260+24.8%
Alaska$80,230+23.2%
Maryland$78,850+21.1%
Illinois$77,960+19.7%
Oregon$77,700+19.3%
New Jersey$76,660+17.7%
New Mexico$76,420+17.4%
Michigan$74,600+14.6%
Colorado$74,290+14.1%
Vermont$74,200+13.9%
Ohio$73,970+13.6%
Georgia$72,880+11.9%
Pennsylvania$72,680+11.6%
Virginia$67,740+4.0%
Minnesota$67,620+3.8%
Delaware$65,990+1.3%
New Hampshire$65,160+0.1%
Nevada$65,110-0.0%
Alabama$64,520-0.9%
Idaho$63,610-2.3%
Tennessee$62,560-3.9%
Nebraska$62,420-4.1%
South Carolina$62,360-4.2%
Texas$62,330-4.3%
Maine$61,880-5.0%
Wisconsin$61,520-5.5%
Utah$61,290-5.9%
Hawaii$60,940-6.4%
Wyoming$60,930-6.4%
Iowa$60,440-7.2%
Kentucky$60,060-7.8%
Kansas$59,970-7.9%
Florida$58,850-9.6%
Louisiana$58,800-9.7%
Indiana$58,760-9.8%
North Carolina$58,260-10.5%
North Dakota$57,950-11.0%
Montana$57,630-11.5%
Missouri$57,260-12.1%
Arizona$56,030-14.0%
Arkansas$54,290-16.6%
South Dakota$51,090-21.5%
Oklahoma$50,630-22.3%
Mississippi$50,570-22.3%
West Virginia$50,380-22.6%

🏙️ Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,290+61.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,810+60.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100,150+53.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$99,840+53.3%
El Centro, CA$99,020+52.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$98,940+51.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,640+51.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$98,330+51.0%
Vallejo, CA$98,260+50.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$97,860+50.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$97,410+49.6%
Merced, CA$97,340+49.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$97,260+49.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$96,970+48.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$96,290+47.9%
Fresno, CA$95,950+47.3%
Bellingham, WA$95,610+46.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,040+45.9%
Yuba City, CA$94,260+44.7%
Napa, CA$92,970+42.8%
Redding, CA$92,820+42.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,840+41.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$91,610+40.7%
Chico, CA$91,510+40.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$87,550+34.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,330+31.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$85,000+30.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$84,730+30.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,140+27.7%
Yakima, WA$82,790+27.1%
Santa Fe, NM$82,590+26.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$82,180+26.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,910+25.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$81,750+25.5%
Kingston, NY$81,540+25.2%
Worcester, MA$81,330+24.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$81,250+24.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$81,150+24.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81,140+24.6%
Bend, OR$81,050+24.5%
Boulder, CO$80,920+24.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,800+24.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$80,730+24.0%
Modesto, CA$80,570+23.7%
Salem, OR$80,110+23.0%
Springfield, MA$79,970+22.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$79,880+22.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,760+22.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,690+22.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,310+21.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$79,220+21.7%
New Haven, CT$79,150+21.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$78,980+21.3%
Albuquerque, NM$78,670+20.8%
Lancaster, PA$78,470+20.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,330+20.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,960+19.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,930+19.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$77,840+19.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,740+19.4%
Corvallis, OR$77,700+19.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,460+18.9%
Saginaw, MI$77,430+18.9%
Springfield, IL$77,430+18.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,240+18.6%
Reading, PA$77,230+18.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,210+18.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$76,940+18.2%
Akron, OH$76,760+17.9%
Springfield, OH$76,580+17.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,450+17.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,320+17.2%
Lexington Park, MD$76,190+17.0%
York-Hanover, PA$76,120+16.9%
Farmington, NM$75,830+16.4%
Columbus, OH$75,710+16.3%
Syracuse, NY$75,690+16.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$75,340+15.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$75,250+15.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$75,240+15.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,190+15.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$75,080+15.3%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$74,860+15.0%
Las Cruces, NM$74,470+14.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,290+14.1%
Cleveland, OH$73,630+13.1%
Battle Creek, MI$73,380+12.7%
Jackson, MI$72,910+12.0%
Rockford, IL$72,910+12.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,440+11.2%
Warner Robins, GA$72,080+10.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$71,570+9.9%
Medford, OR$70,910+8.9%
Montgomery, AL$70,790+8.7%
St. Cloud, MN$70,790+8.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$70,780+8.7%
Vineland, NJ$70,120+7.7%
Hinesville, GA$67,650+3.9%
Chambersburg, PA$67,510+3.7%
Eau Claire, WI$66,960+2.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$66,710+2.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$66,500+2.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$66,420+2.0%
Binghamton, NY$66,300+1.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$66,000+1.4%
Niles, MI$65,970+1.3%
Flint, MI$65,860+1.1%
Rochester, MN$65,620+0.8%
Decatur, IL$65,390+0.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$65,170+0.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,080-0.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,830-0.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$64,750-0.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$64,640-0.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$64,640-0.7%
Toledo, OH$64,580-0.8%
Grand Junction, CO$64,540-0.9%
Pittsfield, MA$64,460-1.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,430-1.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$64,280-1.3%
Madison, WI$64,270-1.3%
Salisbury, MD$64,270-1.3%
Bloomington, IL$64,250-1.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$64,230-1.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$64,220-1.4%
Grand Island, NE$64,080-1.6%
Lima, OH$64,020-1.7%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$64,010-1.7%
El Paso, TX$64,000-1.7%
Mobile, AL$63,850-2.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$63,750-2.1%
Gainesville, GA$63,650-2.3%
Twin Falls, ID$63,600-2.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$63,590-2.3%
Albany, OR$63,510-2.5%
Ames, IA$63,480-2.5%
Boise City, ID$63,480-2.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$63,430-2.6%
Mansfield, OH$63,400-2.6%
Elmira, NY$63,370-2.7%
Columbia, SC$63,270-2.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$63,220-2.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$63,220-2.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$63,200-2.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,190-3.0%
Roanoke, VA$63,160-3.0%
Greeley, CO$63,150-3.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,140-3.0%
Pueblo, CO$63,010-3.2%
Billings, MT$63,000-3.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$62,970-3.3%
Glens Falls, NY$62,920-3.4%
State College, PA$62,730-3.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$62,600-3.9%
Monroe, MI$62,580-3.9%
Johnson City, TN$62,560-3.9%
Ogden, UT$62,440-4.1%
Altoona, PA$62,430-4.1%
Reno, NV$62,370-4.2%
Huntsville, AL$62,350-4.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$62,340-4.3%
Spartanburg, SC$62,340-4.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,320-4.3%
Richmond, VA$62,310-4.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,230-4.4%
Traverse City, MI$62,230-4.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$62,230-4.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$62,200-4.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,190-4.5%
Florence, SC$62,180-4.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,110-4.6%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$62,020-4.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,940-4.9%
Lincoln, NE$61,930-4.9%
Ithaca, NY$61,910-4.9%
Kenosha, WI$61,880-5.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,850-5.0%
Williamsport, PA$61,830-5.1%
Laredo, TX$61,780-5.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,680-5.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,610-5.4%
Charlottesville, VA$61,590-5.4%
Bowling Green, KY$61,500-5.6%
Guayama, PR$61,490-5.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,450-5.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$61,440-5.7%
Iowa City, IA$61,440-5.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,420-5.7%
Kankakee, IL$61,420-5.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,350-5.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,240-6.0%
Peoria, IL$61,200-6.0%
Green Bay, WI$61,170-6.1%
Valdosta, GA$61,170-6.1%
Erie, PA$61,160-6.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,100-6.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$61,050-6.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,030-6.3%
Mankato, MN$61,010-6.3%
Jacksonville, FL$60,990-6.3%
Johnstown, PA$60,980-6.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$60,910-6.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$60,900-6.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,860-6.5%
Cheyenne, WY$60,800-6.6%
Rapid City, SD$60,800-6.6%
Sheboygan, WI$60,790-6.6%
Minot, ND$60,780-6.7%
Owensboro, KY$60,760-6.7%
Rochester, NY$60,760-6.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$60,750-6.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$60,680-6.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,670-6.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,610-6.9%
St. George, UT$60,590-7.0%
Waco, TX$60,580-7.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,570-7.0%
Dover, DE$60,520-7.1%
Dubuque, IA$60,470-7.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$60,440-7.2%
Ponce, PR$60,430-7.2%
Knoxville, TN$60,390-7.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,390-7.3%
Amarillo, TX$60,340-7.3%
Appleton, WI$60,330-7.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$60,310-7.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$60,300-7.4%
Topeka, KS$60,240-7.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,220-7.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,160-7.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,150-7.6%
Wausau, WI$60,150-7.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,110-7.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$60,060-7.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$60,000-7.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,000-7.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$59,970-7.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$59,790-8.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,780-8.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,710-8.3%
Arecibo, PR$59,690-8.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,670-8.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,660-8.4%
Savannah, GA$59,660-8.4%
Decatur, AL$59,650-8.4%
Midland, TX$59,650-8.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,500-8.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$59,460-8.7%
Dalton, GA$59,440-8.7%
Wichita, KS$59,350-8.9%
Aguadilla, PR$59,310-8.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,280-9.0%
Cleveland, TN$59,220-9.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$59,220-9.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$59,130-9.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,110-9.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,000-9.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,960-9.5%
Hot Springs, AR$58,950-9.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$58,930-9.5%
Bismarck, ND$58,880-9.6%
Manhattan, KS$58,860-9.6%
Lubbock, TX$58,820-9.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,810-9.7%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$58,810-9.7%
Longview, TX$58,650-9.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,260-10.5%
Puerto Rico$58,220-10.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$58,090-10.8%
Abilene, TX$58,080-10.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,040-10.9%
Lynchburg, VA$57,940-11.0%
Victoria, TX$57,720-11.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$57,660-11.5%
Lawton, OK$57,630-11.5%
Tyler, TX$57,610-11.5%
Bangor, ME$57,570-11.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$57,520-11.7%
Mayaguez, PR$57,490-11.7%
Bloomington, IN$57,230-12.1%
Muncie, IN$56,900-12.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$56,790-12.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,410-13.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$56,230-13.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,040-13.9%
Greenville, NC$55,970-14.1%
Fayetteville, NC$55,820-14.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$55,750-14.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$55,380-15.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,220-15.2%
Jonesboro, AR$54,760-15.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$54,350-16.5%
Burlington, NC$53,920-17.2%
Monroe, LA$53,820-17.4%
Jacksonville, NC$53,660-17.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$53,250-18.2%
Jackson, TN$52,370-19.6%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,360-19.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$52,290-19.7%
Lake Charles, LA$51,630-20.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,490-20.9%
Terre Haute, IN$51,320-21.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$51,130-21.5%
Evansville, IN$51,120-21.5%
Jackson, MS$50,770-22.0%
Tulsa, OK$50,720-22.1%
Tucson, AZ$50,660-22.2%
San Angelo, TX$50,600-22.3%
Goldsboro, NC$50,420-22.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,400-22.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,270-22.8%
Charleston, WV$49,240-24.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,210-24.4%
Wilmington, NC$49,170-24.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$49,120-24.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$49,110-24.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,050-24.7%
Asheville, NC$49,030-24.7%
Springfield, MO$48,970-24.8%
Lawrence, KS$48,930-24.9%
Enid, OK$48,890-24.9%
Alexandria, LA$48,710-25.2%
Morgantown, WV$48,690-25.2%
Yuma, AZ$48,680-25.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,440-25.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$47,910-26.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$47,790-26.6%
Lafayette, LA$47,710-26.7%
Logan, UT-ID$47,560-27.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$47,420-27.2%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,300-27.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,070-27.7%
Jefferson City, MO$46,230-29.0%
Columbia, MO$46,120-29.2%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$45,600-30.0%
Missoula, MT$44,420-31.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.