How much do Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, the published 10th percentile is $52,810 and the 90th percentile is $72,640. The difference is $19,830, which is 33.2% 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 $56,630 to the 75th at $59,670, covers $3,040.

The mean annual wage is $59,880, which sits above the median of $59,670. 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 8.4% lower than the national median of $65,120 for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,144, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Florida median of $58,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School at $59,144 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $56,410 and employment of 70. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,070, against $59,144 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $63,140 and employment of 190. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,650, against $59,144 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $61,100 and employment of 1,690. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,246, against $59,144 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (460 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (260,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.19 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.