How much do Special Education Teachers, All Other make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $47,420 and the 90th percentile is $102,460. The difference is $55,040, which is 78.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,210 to the 75th at $83,300, covers $24,090.

The mean annual wage is $71,890, which sits above the median of $69,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $76,580 for Special Education Teachers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,658, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the New Jersey median of $71,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, All Other at $67,658 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, All Other. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 8th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $73,390 and employment of 330. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,562, against $67,658 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $66,170 and employment of 1,880. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,785, against $67,658 here.
• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 69 miles away, with a median of $77,700 and employment of 80. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,598, against $67,658 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (50 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.