SOC 25-2059 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Special Education Teachers, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$76,580

10th percentile: $48,440
25th percentile: $60,930
Median: $76,580
75th percentile: $99,690
90th percentile: $120,080
Mean: $79,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

National employment in May 2025: 33,930.

That median is 50.2% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Special Education Teachers, All Other.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Salinas, CA	200	$73,860	$112,900	$129,140
Vallejo, CA	110	$79,670	$110,000	$125,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,230	$73,930	$109,600	$120,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	140	$73,150	$107,390	$142,130
Visalia, CA	200	$73,760	$107,190	$124,870
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	100	$66,260	$106,650	$136,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50	$65,880	$106,510	$122,600
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	410	$66,770	$102,870	$133,410
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	580	$77,230	$101,850	$128,480
Modesto, CA	90	$76,740	$101,030	$125,540
Yuba City, CA	70	$64,390	$100,020	$117,330
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	300	$58,340	$97,070	$137,740
Merced, CA	70	$61,660	$96,560	$117,770
Fresno, CA	290	$69,240	$95,120	$124,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Not available	$57,690	$95,120	$131,910
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	130	$64,330	$94,880	$115,040
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	500	$63,450	$88,810	$117,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	420	$49,960	$87,430	$131,940
Worcester, MA	60	$64,060	$83,690	$96,370
Bend, OR	40	$65,960	$83,190	$117,360

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Special Education Teachers, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,230	$73,930	$109,600	$120,860
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,270	$62,250	$76,090	$104,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,880	$48,720	$66,170	$126,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,550	$49,550	$74,180	$103,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,250	$49,350	$79,500	$106,020
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1,030	$54,800	$64,410	$83,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	890	$34,500	$79,880	$127,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	580	$77,230	$101,850	$128,480
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	570	$40,900	$63,510	$102,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	510	$49,250	$74,740	$95,990
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	500	$63,450	$88,810	$117,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	420	$49,960	$87,430	$131,940
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	420	$31,920	$51,480	$64,650
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	410	$66,770	$102,870	$133,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	370	$58,800	$79,580	$103,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	340	$62,090	$62,160	$74,940
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	340	$38,590	$65,090	$98,880
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$52,450	$73,390	$100,360
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	300	$58,340	$97,070	$137,740
St. Louis, MO-IL	300	$45,180	$56,320	$81,520

States and territories

State estimates for Special Education Teachers, All Other, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
California	8,920	$64,830	$103,050	$126,210
New Mexico	100	$79,710	$86,520	$107,250
Delaware	50	$61,820	$85,040	$102,500
Oregon	820	$58,820	$82,240	$136,490
Rhode Island	110	$50,670	$80,080	$98,940
Colorado	180	$44,960	$79,290	$98,920
Michigan	3,320	$49,500	$78,540	$101,330
Massachusetts	300	$56,800	$78,440	$108,850
Virginia	540	$51,690	$77,280	$108,040
Washington	170	$48,630	$76,790	$101,280
Pennsylvania	450	$46,990	$76,530	$99,500
Georgia	980	$48,440	$76,130	$101,560
Maryland	3,020	$61,390	$76,100	$105,130
District of Columbia	130	$42,860	$71,130	$107,140
New Jersey	610	$48,780	$71,110	$103,980
Iowa	340	$36,390	$71,050	$90,870
Minnesota	180	$47,490	$69,470	$98,100
Florida	900	$50,570	$68,690	$97,240
Utah	100	$52,440	$67,860	$99,250
Wisconsin	160	$40,540	$66,910	$80,510
New Hampshire	160	$51,830	$66,670	$78,800
New York	2,170	$47,130	$65,970	$126,430
Texas	880	$43,980	$65,710	$84,230
North Carolina	Not available	$50,440	$65,170	$74,940
Illinois	2,560	$47,660	$64,850	$100,320
Nevada	1,230	$54,800	$64,410	$83,210
Tennessee	180	$45,490	$63,300	$81,740
Kentucky	290	$48,410	$63,140	$83,780
Arkansas	70	$50,490	$61,690	$79,630
North Dakota	90	$50,830	$61,500	$80,180
Connecticut	1,400	$40,730	$61,480	$102,050
Louisiana	610	$47,390	$61,170	$79,130
Indiana	80	$48,240	$60,920	$72,490
Nebraska	60	$38,950	$59,760	$105,680
Arizona	Not available	$45,680	$59,500	$92,330
Maine	Not available	$52,480	$56,780	$89,000
Puerto Rico	630	$48,090	$51,920	$64,070
Ohio	580	$37,530	$51,230	$92,020
Missouri	210	$43,310	$49,610	$83,240
Alabama	110	$37,590	$49,520	$88,710
Vermont	70	$45,140	$46,980	$65,980
Mississippi	60	$27,410	$46,700	$69,620
West Virginia	530	$30,050	$39,920	$51,810

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other is $76,580. Employment is 33,930.

How does Special Education Teachers, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Special Education Teachers, All Other is 50.2% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Special Education Teachers, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Salinas, CA is highest on this page's list at $112,900.