Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$69,590

National average

Salary Range

$47,930 – $106,050

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$108,790$62,000$203,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$103,800$62,640$126,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$103,150$63,640$133,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,250$63,430$153,460
Modesto, CA$102,240$65,420$122,740
California$101,250$61,590$133,600
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$100,640$61,430$129,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99,410$64,230$130,780
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,890$65,610$124,400
Kingston, NY$98,690$67,540$126,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$98,630$63,640$125,800
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$98,550$65,820$115,900
Merced, CA$97,970$58,240$123,790
Washington$97,820$62,430$122,700
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$97,580$62,740$122,500
Fresno, CA$97,300$59,390$129,910
Vallejo, CA$97,120$57,750$134,550
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$97,110$78,880$124,170
District of Columbia$96,880$63,520$123,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$96,510$64,870$132,140
Salinas, CA$96,450$56,380$129,840
New York$91,830$59,030$130,700
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$90,040$64,330$109,440
Bellingham, WA$89,990$63,090$122,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$89,980$60,180$127,570
Rhode Island$89,460$51,400$98,410
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$88,720$52,760$97,570
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$87,880$49,640$123,910
Longview-Kelso, WA$87,840$60,320$99,540
Worcester, MA$87,470$60,130$101,390
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$86,800$60,620$103,450
Barnstable Town, MA$85,860$58,900$99,340
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$85,570$60,470$126,160
Kennewick-Richland, WA$85,520$61,740$116,540
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$84,890$60,210$104,110
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$84,180$66,190$107,000
Lexington Park, MD$83,880$51,440$97,700
Bend, OR$83,780$59,000$120,350
Chico, CA$83,700$49,950$118,260
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$83,450$54,900$118,860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,760$59,020$125,590
Massachusetts$82,580$59,150$107,860
Pittsfield, MA$82,170$58,040$103,690
Yakima, WA$82,130$60,910$103,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$82,080$57,920$123,400
Naples-Marco Island, FL$82,070$52,980$106,880
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,900$57,910$112,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$81,570$59,600$121,960
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$81,270$58,160$149,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,840$57,980$125,900
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,670$50,970$105,680
York-Hanover, PA$80,650$51,080$119,830
Springfield, MA$80,640$54,600$94,250
Vineland, NJ$80,360$60,220$93,160
New Jersey$80,360$62,530$104,110
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$79,990$50,260$102,820
Punta Gorda, FL$79,760$72,180$99,990
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$79,500$57,920$129,130
Boulder, CO$79,410$62,280$123,140
Maryland$79,370$59,170$113,080
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,310$60,200$123,370
Yuba City, CA$79,290$49,970$128,140
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$79,250$59,960$102,880
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,180$50,630$95,940
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$79,130$59,680$100,660
Oregon$78,980$51,000$114,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,900$51,280$101,410
Alaska$78,850$60,950$95,250
Lebanon, PA$78,390$55,420$93,770
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$78,210$55,080$101,830
Lancaster, PA$78,190$60,460$98,660
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$78,100$58,740$114,990
Chambersburg, PA$78,080$58,870$118,990
State College, PA$77,940$50,720$96,650
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$77,870$61,390$95,960
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$77,590$56,400$93,490
Connecticut$77,430$55,430$110,080
Reading, PA$77,340$54,570$93,510
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,300$56,180$92,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$77,270$52,630$104,250
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$77,250$49,770$96,620
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$77,050$50,920$97,130
Illinois$76,960$48,250$124,560
New Haven, CT$76,700$51,620$101,520
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$76,690$47,460$95,190
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,620$59,130$103,060
Salem, OR$76,510$48,900$96,370
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$76,410$45,760$98,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,390$47,840$100,770
Reno, NV$76,370$50,600$104,230
Cleveland, OH$76,360$38,800$97,880
Ann Arbor, MI$76,320$48,990$96,440
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$76,300$51,880$99,220
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,160$55,430$107,680
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$76,080$60,990$97,870
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$75,990$60,180$104,450
Santa Fe, NM$75,920$62,960$97,600
Jacksonville, FL$75,850$55,890$99,270
Utica-Rome, NY$75,720$55,480$101,960
Erie, PA$75,660$44,600$80,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,580$57,450$95,830
Delaware$75,550$50,820$92,140
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$75,410$49,380$98,940
Pennsylvania$75,330$48,530$99,830
Rockford, IL$75,150$44,270$95,000
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$75,070$45,640$90,420
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$74,890$52,100$98,260
Binghamton, NY$74,700$58,480$99,930
Midland, TX$74,610$57,680$103,310
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$74,600$52,920$94,080
Elmira, NY$74,560$59,710$93,750
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$74,510$46,020$96,440
Akron, OH$74,450$45,340$95,920
Ohio$74,420$43,420$96,790
Mansfield, OH$74,410$45,730$92,500
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$74,380$43,700$97,830
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$74,340$44,320$104,430
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$74,060$52,680$127,280
Redding, CA$74,040$47,250$100,240
Syracuse, NY$73,970$59,890$94,190
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$73,930$55,390$86,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$73,890$48,510$85,360
Springfield, OH$73,780$46,650$95,500
Toledo, OH$73,650$45,200$94,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$73,450$52,650$124,600
Harrisonburg, VA$73,430$46,600$73,430
Sandusky, OH$73,280$46,460$94,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$73,280$36,580$93,900
Youngstown-Warren, OH$73,160$46,640$90,710
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$73,130$47,500$97,990
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,910$45,420$94,650
Altoona, PA$72,610$48,940$94,170
Saginaw, MI$72,580$47,000$97,440
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$72,180$61,870$96,110
New Mexico$71,960$58,830$83,470
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$71,940$51,820$97,890
Portland-South Portland, ME$71,870$49,230$80,290
Lima, OH$71,810$46,740$93,050
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$71,730$44,230$81,530
Vermont$71,620$48,580$94,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$71,470$45,390$80,720
Michigan$71,260$47,620$96,620
Minnesota$71,110$47,290$98,220
Georgia$71,050$50,320$95,250
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$71,050$49,880$90,240
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$70,920$50,000$105,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$70,720$34,600$89,170
Ithaca, NY$70,660$58,160$107,330
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$70,330$47,950$79,890
Janesville-Beloit, WI$70,260$49,360$103,370
Warner Robins, GA$70,110$49,800$127,160
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$69,700$50,040$94,530
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$69,400$56,850$96,910
Dover, DE$67,960$47,460$77,630
Johnstown, PA$67,360$41,710$80,390
St. Cloud, MN$66,840$46,600$91,940
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$66,640$44,450$81,810
Owensboro, KY$66,420$45,540$74,440
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$66,420$58,090$76,850
Farmington, NM$65,970$58,830$79,640
Albuquerque, NM$65,860$60,310$79,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$65,690$45,880$94,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$65,640$45,270$94,120
Flint, MI$65,460$45,070$80,390
Rochester, MN$65,400$47,860$94,660
Niles, MI$65,380$47,400$97,850
Joplin, MO-KS$65,300$40,260$103,380
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$65,290$46,860$78,950
Pittsburgh, PA$65,260$47,200$103,840
Kenosha, WI$64,940$49,820$82,080
Virginia$64,640$48,640$104,690
Colorado$64,530$48,970$97,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,330$58,070$74,070
Ogden, UT$64,240$46,610$81,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$64,240$49,240$87,320
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$64,230$47,640$78,160
Glens Falls, NY$64,220$51,330$94,690
Springfield, IL$64,170$47,820$105,020
Nevada$64,060$46,480$104,230
Las Cruces, NM$64,060$48,430$74,160
Pueblo, CO$64,020$48,500$83,060
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,840$47,500$83,270
Evansville, IN$63,760$43,640$97,510
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$63,740$47,470$78,670
Manchester-Nashua, NH$63,610$45,810$102,850
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$63,590$59,290$79,670
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$63,540$40,440$95,410
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$63,500$54,940$91,820
Paducah, KY-IL$63,440$46,050$65,510
Columbus, OH$63,380$38,420$97,180
Rochester, NY$63,350$50,080$81,900
Madison, WI$63,350$49,870$96,340
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$63,330$47,900$77,700
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$63,310$48,930$78,370
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$63,280$54,480$63,900
Grand Island, NE$63,190$38,950$79,990
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$63,170$49,000$81,790
Monroe, MI$63,170$49,400$103,460
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$63,130$46,440$77,910
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$63,020$47,120$79,530
New Hampshire$62,860$45,230$98,160
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62,850$49,420$97,870
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62,800$48,170$102,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,790$49,460$82,790
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$62,790$49,020$79,620
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$62,790$49,340$80,670
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$62,750$45,140$75,190
Texas$62,710$50,240$76,490
Bloomington, IL$62,680$46,190$100,220
Nebraska$62,610$48,000$77,990
Sheboygan, WI$62,600$48,150$78,080
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$62,600$51,530$76,810
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$62,580$48,490$79,040
Billings, MT$62,510$48,360$97,450
Bismarck, ND$62,510$51,730$76,520
Wyoming$62,500$50,820$77,240
Bowling Green, KY$62,500$49,090$62,920
Grand Junction, CO$62,460$49,600$78,860
Tucson, AZ$62,440$47,080$78,220
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$62,410$47,410$83,090
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,310$44,990$79,370
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$62,210$47,770$75,250
Traverse City, MI$62,180$49,500$101,620
Wichita, KS$62,180$48,910$73,120
Omaha, NE-IA$62,170$48,100$75,840
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,120$52,090$81,640
Duluth, MN-WI$62,040$45,890$77,550
Rome, GA$62,000$42,340$82,000
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,960$48,890$76,040
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$61,950$52,170$74,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$61,940$46,450$78,130
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$61,920$34,710$71,380
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$61,900$40,280$77,660
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,890$49,600$106,100
Arizona$61,890$49,130$101,900
Laredo, TX$61,870$38,700$63,440
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$61,870$49,220$76,720
Minot, ND$61,700$48,270$81,610
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$61,690$48,990$71,120
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$61,670$47,140$83,040
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,660$47,200$75,430
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,640$48,560$68,320
South Carolina$61,600$47,220$78,660
Amarillo, TX$61,600$50,060$82,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$61,600$43,480$72,220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$61,590$49,650$79,390
Athens-Clarke County, GA$61,570$46,900$88,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$61,570$48,220$93,030
North Dakota$61,550$48,030$77,460
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$61,530$48,430$82,100
Wisconsin$61,500$48,210$82,960
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$61,500$48,030$64,650
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$61,500$50,210$75,310
Roanoke, VA$61,470$44,910$75,540
Montana$61,410$37,130$79,920
Missoula, MT$61,410$44,090$100,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$61,400$51,160$79,640
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,390$39,120$75,860
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$61,370$48,040$71,450
El Paso, TX$61,340$58,440$69,450
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,300$46,440$90,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$61,250$46,590$75,770
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,250$46,700$91,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$61,230$47,460$93,800
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,220$58,090$77,260
Fond du Lac, WI$61,190$47,730$79,290
Peoria, IL$61,100$42,940$100,820
Spartanburg, SC$60,980$46,990$73,400
Greeley, CO$60,980$44,900$84,370
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$60,970$44,450$76,710
Waco, TX$60,930$46,390$89,990
Birmingham, AL$60,930$49,910$72,620
Decatur, IL$60,890$46,490$77,950
Kankakee, IL$60,730$42,680$76,140
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,710$47,550$75,660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$60,700$46,150$96,180
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,700$48,810$66,640
Knoxville, TN$60,690$48,340$70,030
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$60,640$44,780$101,810
Wausau, WI$60,590$48,330$91,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$60,580$42,950$78,230
Florida$60,570$48,380$79,390
Mankato, MN$60,520$46,520$75,940
Maine$60,470$46,420$79,300
Appleton, WI$60,450$49,140$80,400
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$60,380$47,210$76,660
Eau Claire, WI$60,320$49,680$80,260
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$60,310$49,000$91,570
Columbus, GA-AL$60,280$47,900$79,090
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,280$46,200$92,140
Corpus Christi, TX$60,270$51,400$72,450
Huntsville, AL$60,250$48,870$72,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$60,240$52,570$74,220
Great Falls, MT$60,240$37,130$76,230
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$60,220$45,410$83,280
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,200$48,280$80,240
Gainesville, GA$60,200$49,290$74,970
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,180$45,670$90,710
Alabama$60,100$48,870$71,630
Utah$60,080$31,380$81,400
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,070$47,380$78,260
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$60,070$28,970$79,620
St. Louis, MO-IL$60,010$45,260$81,160
Indiana$59,990$45,280$90,680
Jackson, TN$59,900$48,420$61,830
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$59,900$48,420$78,310
Albany, OR$59,890$44,840$82,410
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,890$47,100$90,480
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$59,840$49,960$77,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$59,840$45,020$101,810
Elizabethtown, KY$59,780$46,160$76,000
Iowa City, IA$59,770$47,070$79,110
College Station-Bryan, TX$59,710$51,730$69,280
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$59,700$46,600$77,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,690$46,600$64,830
Green Bay, WI$59,660$47,300$74,520
Kansas$59,640$47,670$83,250
Colorado Springs, CO$59,620$48,870$75,930
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,610$46,850$76,830
Columbia, SC$59,590$47,380$77,670
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$59,580$47,510$77,590
Topeka, KS$59,570$46,860$64,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$59,550$47,460$73,900
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$59,510$47,400$83,250
Tuscaloosa, AL$59,470$51,770$61,250
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$59,450$44,490$67,120
Mobile, AL$59,410$47,970$69,360
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$59,340$44,100$99,010
Killeen-Temple, TX$59,330$40,200$77,930
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$59,290$57,610$79,720
Bangor, ME$59,210$46,980$74,720
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,180$46,330$65,200
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,160$45,370$67,490
Florence, SC$59,140$43,540$73,000
Charlottesville, VA$59,080$48,220$80,820
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,050$46,310$75,600
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$59,030$39,550$78,710
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,030$39,110$71,740
Baton Rouge, LA$58,970$49,370$72,740
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$58,970$46,620$80,060
Fargo, ND-MN$58,920$45,180$77,460
Richmond, VA$58,850$48,640$79,390
Iowa$58,780$45,140$75,220
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$58,690$37,110$80,290
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,660$58,240$78,010
Hawaii$58,660$58,240$78,640
Ames, IA$58,650$39,650$73,750
Tennessee$58,580$47,460$70,030
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$58,570$42,970$76,040
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,550$46,240$74,670
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$58,540$46,180$86,280
Dubuque, IA$58,540$46,400$78,520
Decatur, AL$58,460$50,600$72,070
Grand Forks, ND-MN$58,460$47,540$77,650
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$58,420$49,030$73,370
Kentucky$58,400$42,800$74,860
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$58,340$51,280$58,340
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$58,320$34,080$78,020
Morgantown, WV$58,270$46,230$61,670
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$58,260$38,430$73,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$58,260$40,980$65,000
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$58,220$45,120$75,560
Montgomery, AL$58,200$43,290$62,860
Louisiana$58,180$49,050$62,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$58,150$46,320$75,050
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$58,100$44,150$79,780
Manhattan, KS$57,930$47,700$72,380
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$57,910$45,170$69,950
Flagstaff, AZ$57,830$49,740$57,830
Abilene, TX$57,790$44,460$58,620
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$57,760$47,780$93,690
St. George, UT$57,690$33,900$74,270
Guayama, PR$57,510$48,600$57,730
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$57,410$44,180$79,540
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$57,210$47,320$63,250
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$57,160$48,990$69,430
Aguadilla, PR$56,900$49,310$70,010
Tyler, TX$56,860$48,060$64,540
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$56,820$46,930$62,920
Ponce, PR$56,750$49,260$59,220
Cleveland, TN$56,650$47,640$60,940
Jonesboro, AR$56,530$43,580$60,180
Lincoln, NE$56,310$53,320$72,600
Rapid City, SD$56,170$47,840$61,780
Puerto Rico$55,850$48,720$59,220
Arecibo, PR$55,850$49,300$70,820
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$55,820$40,140$62,310
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$55,800$38,020$73,990
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$55,700$47,710$59,640
West Virginia$55,600$44,400$67,750
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$55,600$46,510$68,210
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$55,300$48,510$58,600
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$55,230$44,310$65,410
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$55,220$40,060$62,760
Mayaguez, PR$55,210$49,120$57,080
Boise City, ID$55,130$36,860$82,050
Logan, UT-ID$55,010$35,240$78,960
Wheeling, WV-OH$55,010$43,890$78,750
North Carolina$55,000$39,940$68,630
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$54,950$40,650$73,990
Hot Springs, AR$54,920$46,330$65,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$54,920$47,790$63,420
Johnson City, TN$54,820$47,090$75,250
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$54,710$34,180$98,590
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$54,590$40,430$64,420
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$54,250$46,450$63,700
Fort Smith, AR-OK$53,410$45,770$73,470
Arkansas$53,350$45,310$64,910
Jackson, MS$53,270$45,250$62,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$53,260$46,040$71,230
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$53,170$40,460$77,370
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$52,900$45,760$60,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC$52,580$42,470$63,520
Lake Charles, LA$52,450$48,320$61,670
Beckley, WV$52,440$45,880$61,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$52,340$48,870$74,580
Charleston, WV$51,960$38,770$66,550
Monroe, LA$51,920$51,160$60,560
Lynchburg, VA$51,890$47,570$94,480
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$51,860$38,660$62,960
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$51,830$41,940$70,520
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$51,820$50,110$61,580
Longview, TX$51,780$37,530$62,420
Missouri$51,370$39,470$78,370
Jefferson City, MO$51,370$39,760$75,970
Asheville, NC$51,280$39,880$64,170
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$51,240$46,130$62,360
Port St. Lucie, FL$51,130$49,890$64,480
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$51,100$41,770$64,800
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$51,090$37,550$75,800
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,040$37,930$72,900
Clarksville, TN-KY$51,010$41,090$64,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$50,970$46,090$58,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$50,670$45,280$61,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$50,620$43,960$68,800
Lubbock, TX$50,350$37,070$62,710
Wilmington, NC$50,290$39,830$62,120
Columbia, MO$50,260$40,210$70,640
Springfield, MO$50,200$40,880$74,450
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$50,200$44,820$58,400
Oklahoma City, OK$50,150$38,430$96,990
Oklahoma$50,150$38,270$79,110
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$50,080$50,080$63,130
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$50,080$44,690$62,420
Mississippi$50,030$44,850$61,640
South Dakota$49,990$45,830$61,780
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$49,990$41,660$58,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$49,990$39,110$72,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,970$48,680$60,970
Terre Haute, IN$49,960$40,040$72,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$49,930$40,230$72,730
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,900$44,840$63,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$49,830$40,010$73,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$49,750$42,740$69,490
San Angelo, TX$49,730$36,950$60,860
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$49,550$39,650$69,840
Fort Wayne, IN$49,540$44,390$80,510
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$49,540$38,100$66,250
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$49,490$46,980$73,920
Lawton, OK$49,460$42,090$59,840
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$49,330$38,430$78,480
Fayetteville, NC$49,310$38,460$59,200
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$49,190$41,020$60,740
Lafayette, LA$49,180$49,180$58,180
Yuma, AZ$49,130$47,120$62,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$49,100$43,060$73,990
Tulsa, OK$49,060$38,270$79,110
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$49,020$46,340$73,800
Winston-Salem, NC$48,940$45,280$62,910
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$48,920$38,730$78,530
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,780$38,860$70,030
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,760$48,760$61,590
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,720$46,280$56,660
Muncie, IN$48,720$46,270$73,510
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,720$45,480$61,370
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$48,550$34,210$58,820
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,490$44,220$60,940
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,410$44,080$56,970
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$48,280$43,870$79,190
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,160$38,380$68,480
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,120$44,620$61,230
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,120$41,340$61,050
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$48,010$45,890$62,330
Idaho$47,950$33,130$77,820
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,690$37,930$59,610
Tallahassee, FL$47,520$47,520$69,990
Rocky Mount, NC$47,500$30,420$62,390
Hattiesburg, MS$46,800$44,980$59,330
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$46,750$45,280$82,380
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$46,320$30,770$80,370
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$46,170$39,500$64,670
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$44,830$38,900$63,630
Idaho Falls, ID$44,750$32,990$57,960
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$41,780$29,010$73,330

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Special Education Teachers, Secondary School is $69,590, with a typical range of $47,930 – $106,050 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Special Education Teachers, Secondary School?β–Ύ

Entry-level Special Education Teachers, Secondary School positions typically start around $47,930 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Special Education Teachers, Secondary Schools earn the most?β–Ύ

Special Education Teachers, Secondary Schools tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.