Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary

Median Salary
$74,260
per year
Employment
163,930
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$49,800
25th percentile
$60,180
Median
$74,260
75th percentile
$93,730
90th percentile
$109,100

💰 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$101,120+36.2%
California$101,060+36.1%
District of Columbia$99,670+34.2%
Maryland$93,530+25.9%
Rhode Island$92,990+25.2%
New York$89,310+20.3%
Massachusetts$83,890+13.0%
New Jersey$83,770+12.8%
Connecticut$81,710+10.0%
Alaska$80,580+8.5%
Illinois$79,890+7.6%
Vermont$79,360+6.9%
Delaware$78,490+5.7%
Michigan$78,050+5.1%
Oregon$77,400+4.2%
Pennsylvania$77,000+3.7%
New Mexico$76,940+3.6%
Minnesota$76,600+3.2%
Ohio$76,180+2.6%
Georgia$74,150-0.1%
New Hampshire$69,560-6.3%
Virginia$68,400-7.9%
Colorado$67,240-9.5%
Hawaii$65,980-11.2%
Texas$64,830-12.7%
Arizona$64,300-13.4%
Utah$64,210-13.5%
Wisconsin$63,520-14.5%
Nebraska$63,460-14.5%
Wyoming$62,750-15.5%
Montana$62,310-16.1%
Alabama$62,210-16.2%
South Carolina$62,150-16.3%
Maine$61,710-16.9%
Florida$61,510-17.2%
Tennessee$61,360-17.4%
North Dakota$61,210-17.6%
Indiana$61,130-17.7%
Nevada$60,810-18.1%
Iowa$60,780-18.2%
Kentucky$60,730-18.2%
Idaho$60,700-18.3%
Kansas$60,700-18.3%
Oklahoma$59,660-19.7%
Louisiana$59,100-20.4%
Arkansas$57,000-23.2%
North Carolina$56,770-23.6%
Missouri$55,920-24.7%
West Virginia$55,390-25.4%
South Dakota$54,810-26.2%
Mississippi$51,970-30.0%

🏙️ Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,640+58.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$115,160+55.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,160+41.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,090+40.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$103,730+39.7%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$103,420+39.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$102,890+38.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,290+37.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$101,700+37.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$101,060+36.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$101,060+36.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,900+35.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$100,880+35.8%
Salinas, CA$100,450+35.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,430+35.2%
Vallejo, CA$99,930+34.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$99,900+34.5%
Fresno, CA$98,860+33.1%
Gettysburg, PA$98,860+33.1%
Modesto, CA$98,170+32.2%
Merced, CA$98,040+32.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$97,540+31.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$97,310+31.0%
El Centro, CA$97,000+30.6%
Bellingham, WA$96,940+30.5%
Yuba City, CA$96,260+29.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$94,130+26.8%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$93,380+25.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$92,110+24.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$90,340+21.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$87,630+18.0%
Yakima, WA$85,590+15.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$85,000+14.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$84,760+14.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,720+14.1%
Vineland, NJ$83,740+12.8%
York-Hanover, PA$83,280+12.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,880+11.6%
Monroe, MI$82,450+11.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,350+10.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,220+10.7%
Boulder, CO$82,140+10.6%
Kingston, NY$82,120+10.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$81,830+10.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,800+10.2%
Lexington Park, MD$81,710+10.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$81,520+9.8%
Warner Robins, GA$81,190+9.3%
Bend, OR$81,100+9.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$81,050+9.1%
Lancaster, PA$81,040+9.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$80,610+8.6%
Worcester, MA$80,270+8.1%
Chambersburg, PA$80,060+7.8%
New Haven, CT$79,930+7.6%
Cleveland, OH$79,900+7.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,760+7.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,650+7.3%
Springfield, MA$79,570+7.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$79,330+6.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$79,250+6.7%
Farmington, NM$79,190+6.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,190+6.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$79,140+6.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,140+6.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$79,010+6.4%
Santa Fe, NM$78,880+6.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,830+6.2%
Reading, PA$78,670+5.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$78,450+5.6%
Jacksonville, FL$78,450+5.6%
Pittsfield, MA$78,370+5.5%
Elmira, NY$78,170+5.3%
Rockford, IL$78,070+5.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,850+4.8%
Akron, OH$77,780+4.7%
Binghamton, NY$77,550+4.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$77,500+4.4%
Midland, TX$77,480+4.3%
Syracuse, NY$77,430+4.3%
Utica-Rome, NY$77,210+4.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,180+3.9%
Pueblo, CO$77,060+3.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$76,870+3.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$76,790+3.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$76,610+3.2%
Albuquerque, NM$76,590+3.1%
Las Cruces, NM$75,570+1.8%
Salem, OR$75,510+1.7%
Toledo, OH$75,230+1.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,160+1.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$74,960+0.9%
St. Cloud, MN$74,770+0.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$74,690+0.6%
Saginaw, MI$74,560+0.4%
Flint, MI$74,370+0.1%
Lima, OH$74,270+0.0%
Rochester, MN$74,020-0.3%
Sandusky, OH$73,920-0.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$73,750-0.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,570-0.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$73,540-1.0%
Glens Falls, NY$73,500-1.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$73,280-1.3%
Kenosha, WI$73,260-1.3%
Columbus, OH$72,860-1.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$72,810-2.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$72,600-2.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$72,410-2.5%
Greeley, CO$72,270-2.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$72,160-2.8%
Erie, PA$71,660-3.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$71,570-3.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$71,400-3.9%
Madison, WI$70,810-4.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$70,540-5.0%
Ithaca, NY$70,510-5.0%
Bozeman, MT$69,900-5.9%
Mansfield, OH$69,480-6.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$69,210-6.8%
Niles, MI$69,150-6.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$68,270-8.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$67,120-9.6%
Ogden, UT$66,940-9.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$66,440-10.5%
Dover, DE$66,330-10.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$66,260-10.8%
Grand Island, NE$65,620-11.6%
Eau Claire, WI$65,360-12.0%
Mobile, AL$65,310-12.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,280-12.1%
Sheboygan, WI$65,230-12.2%
Grand Junction, CO$65,090-12.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,060-12.4%
Albany, OR$65,050-12.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$64,780-12.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,770-12.8%
Birmingham, AL$64,760-12.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$64,720-12.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,680-12.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,630-13.0%
El Paso, TX$64,500-13.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,490-13.2%
Owensboro, KY$64,380-13.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,040-13.8%
Laredo, TX$63,960-13.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,760-14.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$63,740-14.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,700-14.2%
Springfield, OH$63,680-14.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,670-14.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,600-14.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$63,540-14.4%
Williamsport, PA$63,450-14.6%
Decatur, AL$63,390-14.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$63,370-14.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$63,350-14.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$63,330-14.7%
Billings, MT$63,320-14.7%
Cleveland, TN$63,280-14.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$63,220-14.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,190-14.9%
Rochester, NY$63,190-14.9%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$63,140-15.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,040-15.1%
Knoxville, TN$63,030-15.1%
Reno, NV$63,030-15.1%
St. George, UT$63,010-15.1%
Decatur, IL$62,980-15.2%
Lincoln, NE$62,940-15.2%
Charlottesville, VA$62,920-15.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$62,780-15.5%
Iowa City, IA$62,760-15.5%
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,740-15.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,700-15.6%
Kankakee, IL$62,610-15.7%
Missoula, MT$62,560-15.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,440-15.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,370-16.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$62,340-16.1%
Great Falls, MT$62,310-16.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$62,290-16.1%
Bloomington, IL$62,280-16.1%
Mankato, MN$62,260-16.2%
Minot, ND$62,220-16.2%
Huntsville, AL$62,170-16.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,130-16.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,110-16.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$62,110-16.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,110-16.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$62,100-16.4%
Altoona, PA$62,050-16.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$61,940-16.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,930-16.6%
Appleton, WI$61,910-16.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,890-16.7%
Topeka, KS$61,870-16.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,830-16.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$61,830-16.7%
Cheyenne, WY$61,790-16.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,710-16.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$61,630-17.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,600-17.0%
Wichita, KS$61,500-17.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$61,450-17.3%
Spartanburg, SC$61,420-17.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,360-17.4%
Springfield, IL$61,350-17.4%
Gainesville, GA$61,320-17.4%
Boise City, ID$61,310-17.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$61,220-17.6%
Bismarck, ND$61,210-17.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,210-17.6%
Tyler, TX$61,200-17.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,160-17.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$61,160-17.6%
Johnson City, TN$61,120-17.7%
Richmond, VA$61,120-17.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,090-17.7%
Evansville, IN$61,000-17.9%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,900-18.0%
Amarillo, TX$60,830-18.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,700-18.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$60,580-18.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,580-18.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$60,550-18.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$60,500-18.5%
Wausau, WI$60,490-18.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,470-18.6%
Green Bay, WI$60,430-18.6%
Waco, TX$60,350-18.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,340-18.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,310-18.8%
Logan, UT-ID$60,290-18.8%
Montgomery, AL$60,250-18.9%
Bowling Green, KY$60,200-18.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$60,130-19.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$60,070-19.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,070-19.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$60,060-19.1%
Abilene, TX$60,020-19.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$60,010-19.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$59,970-19.2%
Jackson, TN$59,960-19.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$59,950-19.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,760-19.5%
Guayama, PR$59,750-19.5%
Bangor, ME$59,610-19.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,590-19.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$59,440-20.0%
Valdosta, GA$59,430-20.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$59,410-20.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,360-20.1%
Jonesboro, AR$59,220-20.3%
Johnstown, PA$59,190-20.3%
Monroe, LA$59,160-20.3%
Aguadilla, PR$59,120-20.4%
Ponce, PR$58,970-20.6%
Dubuque, IA$58,950-20.6%
Columbia, SC$58,860-20.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$58,770-20.9%
Roanoke, VA$58,530-21.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$58,490-21.2%
Peoria, IL$58,460-21.3%
Rapid City, SD$58,360-21.4%
Manhattan, KS$58,320-21.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$58,260-21.5%
Hot Springs, AR$58,220-21.6%
Lubbock, TX$58,150-21.7%
Puerto Rico$58,080-21.8%
Arecibo, PR$58,030-21.9%
Alexandria, LA$57,940-22.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$57,590-22.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$57,460-22.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$57,400-22.7%
Mayaguez, PR$57,360-22.8%
San Angelo, TX$57,170-23.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$56,930-23.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$56,890-23.4%
Springfield, MO$56,740-23.6%
Tucson, AZ$56,730-23.6%
Tallahassee, FL$56,710-23.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$56,660-23.7%
Longview, TX$56,660-23.7%
Terre Haute, IN$56,620-23.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$56,500-23.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,480-23.9%
Lynchburg, VA$56,470-24.0%
Kokomo, IN$56,060-24.5%
Jackson, MS$55,800-24.9%
Asheville, NC$55,490-25.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$55,390-25.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$54,910-26.1%
Twin Falls, ID$54,620-26.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$53,910-27.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$53,360-28.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,280-28.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$53,140-28.4%
Fayetteville, NC$53,100-28.5%
Gainesville, FL$53,030-28.6%
Lake Charles, LA$52,520-29.3%
Charleston, WV$52,330-29.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$51,820-30.2%
Wilmington, NC$51,710-30.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,660-30.4%
Lawton, OK$51,540-30.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,050-31.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$50,820-31.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,160-32.5%
Tulsa, OK$49,280-33.6%
Enid, OK$49,270-33.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$48,520-34.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$48,360-34.9%
Columbia, MO$47,570-35.9%
Jefferson City, MO$47,320-36.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.