What is the salary range for Special Education Teachers, Middle School?

Special Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in the US range from $40,690 at the 10th percentile to $97,290 at the 90th percentile per year.

How many Special Education Teachers, Middle School are there in the United States?

An estimated 87,870 people work as Special Education Teachers, Middle School across the United States as of 2018.

Average Salary for Special Education Teachers, Middle School

SOC 25-2053 · Education, Training, and Library Occupations · 2018 data

The median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Middle School in the United States is $60,250, based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $40,690 at the 10th percentile to $97,290 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 87,870 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 6.1% since 2014.

Median Annual

$60,250

Mean Annual

$64,390

10th Pct

$40,690

75th Pct

$77,080

Employment

87,870

Salary Distribution

$41k

10th

$49k

25th

$60k

Median

$77k

75th

$97k

90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area	Median Annual	Mean Annual
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$97,070	$93,220
Fargo, ND-MN	$88,120	$84,840
Ocean City, NJ	$86,980	$83,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$86,690	$82,160
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$85,910	$81,840
Danbury, CT	$83,440	$81,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,100	$84,600
Kingston, NY	$82,030	$84,260
New Haven, CT	$80,870	$82,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$80,590	$81,470
Grand Island, NE	$80,290	$79,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$79,350	$81,310
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$79,160	$80,480
Barnstable Town, MA	$78,950	$79,230
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$78,270	$77,920

Salary by State

State	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
Oregon	$81,280	$80,680	590
Connecticut	$79,900	$78,470	1,070
New York	$79,230	$83,050	10,970
California	$74,810	$76,860	4,710
Alaska	$73,030	$75,530	270
Massachusetts	$72,540	$74,500	3,470
Maryland	$72,000	$72,880	3,280
Rhode Island	$71,310	$70,990	240
Virginia	$69,210	$72,960	3,150
Delaware	$68,080	$67,430	130
New Jersey	$68,050	$71,850	6,850
Minnesota	$64,760	$66,240	1,690
Washington	$64,060	$64,220	1,210
Pennsylvania	$64,060	$69,040	2,390
Vermont	$61,910	$63,610	240
North Dakota	$61,540	$67,050	180
Michigan	$60,400	$61,540	660
Illinois	$60,140	$63,330	3,420
Wyoming	$59,480	$60,380	260
Ohio	$58,480	$59,940	4,370
Georgia	$58,410	$59,410	4,040
Idaho	$58,160	$61,560	100
Iowa	$57,660	$58,890	750
Maine	$57,320	$57,040	530
Texas	$56,920	$56,960	7,620
Nebraska	$56,330	$58,360	570
Alabama	$55,140	$54,090	380
Florida	$53,820	$55,050	2,490
Kentucky	$53,710	$54,020	1,430
Wisconsin	$53,460	$55,350	1,050
Kansas	$52,940	$54,610	420
South Carolina	$52,730	$53,320	1,170
New Hampshire	$52,220	$54,550	580
Tennessee	$51,550	$52,410	1,080
Nevada	$51,410	$53,640	360
Utah	$51,210	$50,620	630
Colorado	$50,970	$54,920	1,800
Louisiana	$50,350	$50,940	1,610
Arkansas	$49,580	$50,790	920
Indiana	$49,180	$50,880	1,030
North Carolina	$48,400	$49,180	2,950
Missouri	$47,600	$51,340	1,490
Mississippi	$47,340	$48,800	850
New Mexico	$46,500	$46,760	490
Montana	$44,880	$46,300	280
South Dakota	$44,410	$44,500	290
Arizona	$43,620	$44,490	1,560
West Virginia	$42,900	$42,760	1,050
Oklahoma	$41,810	$42,600	950

Salary by Industry

National median wage for Special Education Teachers, Middle School broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.

Industry	Median Annual	Employment
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$67,050	330
Educational Services	$67,050	330
State government, including schools and hospitals	$64,620	390
Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service	$60,610	82,960
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$60,590	82,570
Educational Services	$60,280	86,960
Social Assistance	$58,230	60
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,700	400
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$56,880	450
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$56,880	450
Health Care and Social Assistance	$53,700	300
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$53,510	90
Cross-industry, private ownership only	$53,240	4,910
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$52,610	140
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$51,050	50
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$50,880	210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,400	60
Other Residential Care Facilities	$47,260	70
Educational Support Services	$47,190	50

National Wage Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2018	$60,250	$64,390	87,870
2017	$59,510	$63,250	87,550
2016	$58,560	$61,910	90,250
2015	$57,280	$60,300	91,050
2014	$56,760	$59,590	94,820