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

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in the US range from $40,560 at the 10th percentile to $98,290 at the 90th percentile per year.

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

An estimated 142,360 people work as Special Education Teachers, Secondary School across the United States as of 2018.

Average Salary for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

SOC 25-2054 · Education, Training, and Library Occupations · 2018 data

The median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in the United States is $60,600, based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $40,560 at the 10th percentile to $98,290 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 142,360 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 4.8% since 2014.

Median Annual

$60,600

Mean Annual

$65,320

10th Pct

$40,560

75th Pct

$77,820

Employment

142,360

Salary Distribution

$41k

10th

$49k

25th

$61k

Median

$78k

75th

$98k

90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area	Median Annual	Mean Annual
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$99,420	$100,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$89,970	$87,520
Danbury, CT	$89,810	$90,880
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$87,650	$86,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$87,070	$86,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$84,530	$84,880
Kingston, NY	$84,440	$89,600
Ocean City, NJ	$83,860	$82,760
Modesto, CA	$83,770	$80,600
Fresno, CA	$81,820	$79,040
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$81,410	$78,500
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$80,970	$85,180
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,960	$79,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$80,750	$89,350
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$79,510	$76,990

Salary by State

State	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
California	$83,650	$82,380	10,520
Oregon	$79,600	$84,350	780
New York	$77,400	$86,330	17,420
Connecticut	$77,350	$77,520	1,660
Alaska	$76,220	$77,210	430
Rhode Island	$75,350	$74,600	310
Massachusetts	$74,110	$76,080	4,630
New Jersey	$73,820	$75,970	6,290
District of Columbia	$71,550	$73,240	490
Maryland	$69,510	$71,340	2,150
Washington	$66,440	$66,400	2,120
Illinois	$64,850	$69,840	8,440
Delaware	$63,360	$64,680	270
Michigan	$63,180	$63,700	1,830
New Hampshire	$62,110	$61,480	680
Minnesota	$61,920	$62,670	4,910
Vermont	$61,780	$61,990	460
Pennsylvania	$61,250	$63,260	8,510
Wyoming	$59,790	$60,160	370
Nevada	$59,050	$59,480	630
Ohio	$58,990	$60,340	6,350
Nebraska	$58,820	$59,490	1,010
Texas	$57,960	$58,570	12,970
Virginia	$57,770	$61,890	4,110
Hawaii	$57,680	$56,680	180
Georgia	$57,670	$58,260	3,410
North Dakota	$56,720	$58,220	350
Iowa	$56,570	$57,730	1,080
Kentucky	$54,930	$54,940	2,280
South Carolina	$54,610	$55,560	1,480
New Mexico	$53,670	$55,270	760
Tennessee	$52,780	$54,010	3,360
Colorado	$52,700	$55,780	2,290
Kansas	$52,660	$54,050	880
Wisconsin	$52,440	$53,310	1,350
Louisiana	$51,750	$51,940	2,850
Florida	$51,610	$55,080	4,660
Indiana	$51,480	$53,450	1,960
Maine	$51,480	$51,910	850
Idaho	$51,070	$51,180	560
Arkansas	$50,880	$51,430	1,290
Montana	$49,550	$50,200	400
Alabama	$48,970	$46,810	450
North Carolina	$48,070	$48,820	4,350
Arizona	$47,990	$50,190	2,390
Mississippi	$47,670	$49,460	1,230
Missouri	$45,420	$48,840	2,890
West Virginia	$44,500	$43,820	910
Oklahoma	$43,560	$45,530	1,220
South Dakota	$42,410	$43,040	470
Utah	$41,080	$46,820	1,170
Puerto Rico	$30,350	$32,400	1,070

Salary by Industry

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

Industry	Median Annual	Employment
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$64,030	1,480
Educational Services	$64,030	1,480
State government, including schools and hospitals	$62,720	2,780
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$61,810	1,280
Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service	$61,310	129,990
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$61,280	127,210
Other Schools and Instruction	$61,180	50
Educational Services	$60,800	137,770
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$59,890	2,290
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$59,890	2,290
Educational Support Services	$57,990	900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,890	1,010
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$56,400	70
Hospitals	$53,890	190
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$52,970	—
Cross-industry, private ownership only	$52,400	12,370
Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,060	110
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$51,620	80
Other Residential Care Facilities	$51,550	310
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$49,800	110
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$49,300	280
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$48,920	260
Health Care and Social Assistance	$48,500	2,050
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$47,860	1,020
Social Assistance	$47,400	710
Individual and Family Services	$46,650	430
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$46,140	700
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$44,000	440
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$42,840	40
Outpatient Care Centers	$42,840	40

National Wage Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2018	$60,600	$65,320	142,360
2017	$60,180	$64,590	135,910
2016	$59,700	$64,020	132,490
2015	$58,500	$62,180	129,770
2014	$57,810	$61,350	135,520